Webster Essential Vocabulary

timorous(TIM er is) adj. 1. full of fear; subject to fear; timid; 2. caused by timidity The most memorable use of the word timo ...

tradition(truh DISH in) n. 1. a custom, belief, proverb, or story handed down orally from generation to generation; 2. the act o ...

transient(TRAN see int) adj.1. temporary; passing with time; 2. passing in a short time; fleeting —n.1. a transient person; 2. a ...

It is appropriate to be tremulouswhen unarmed and face to face with an uncaged 600 lb. Siberian tiger. [-ly adv., -ness n.] tri ...

Quick Review #82. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 230 Essential ...

U – Z unavailable(UHN uh VAY li bl) adj. 1. that which cannot be obtained or had; unreachable; 2. not willing to attend or serve ...

unheralded(uhn HER ild id) adj. uncelebrated in advance; unforetold; not pre- announced; unpredicted The circus’s arrival in to ...

Quick Review #83. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. U – Z: SAT Wor ...

vaccine (VAK seen) n. a preparation placed into the body to prevent or lessen the effects of a specific infection; disease preve ...

Cary Grant always appeared well varnishedin his screen persona. A fisherman always varnisheshis tales about the big one that go ...

verifiable (VER i FY i bl) adj.capable of being proven true; ascertainible For an alibi to be any good, it must be verifiable. ...

victory (VIK ter ee) n. 1. a final and complete triumph in battle; 2. a specific military battle that ended in triumph for your ...

Quick Review #85. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 238 Essential ...

vocation (voh KAY shin) n. 1. a calling to enter a certain career; 2. any career, profession, or trade Eric’s vocationas a beac ...

wield (WEELD) vt. 1. to handle and use (a weapon or tool, with some skill being implied); 2. to exercise (power, influence, and ...

Part II GRE ® WORDS Answers to Quick Review questions are found in Part III. 22_571656 pt02.qxd 11/10/04 12:41 PM Page 241 ...

22_571656 pt02.qxd 11/10/04 12:41 PM Page 242 ...

A abacus(AB i kuhs) n. a frame with beads on wires in rows of fives and twos separated by a “reckoning bar,” of Chinese origin ...

accumulate(uh KYOOM yoo LAYT) vt. to pile up; gather; form a heap Over years of saving regularly, wealth accumulates. Dirty lau ...

Quick Review #87. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. A: GRE Words 2 ...