Lesson 11 - Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#251 💨 ••••••	precipitate /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/ verb/noun/adjective ••••••	precipitated ••••••	precipitated ••••••	precipitates ••••••	precipitating ••••••	As a verb: to cause an event or situation, often suddenly or prematurely; as a noun: a solid formed in a chemical solution; as an adjective: done hastily. ••••••	The government's decision to raise taxes precipitated widespread protests. ••••••	precipitate into ••••••	to cause something to suddenly fall into or result in a situation ••••••	trigger, provoke, accelerate, hasten, instigate ••••••	delay, hinder, prevent ••••••	precipitate crisis, precipitate action, precipitate reaction ••••••
#252 ⏳ ••••••	precursor /ˈpriːˌkɜrsər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Something or someone that comes before another and indicates the approach of something else. ••••••	The steam engine was a precursor to modern trains. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	forerunner, predecessor, harbinger, pioneer, antecedent ••••••	successor, follower, outcome ••••••	precursor to, precursor of, important precursor ••••••
#253 😏 ••••••	presumptuous /prɪˈzʌmp.tʃu.əs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Overconfident, rude, or taking liberties without permission. ••••••	It was presumptuous of him to make that decision without consulting others. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	arrogant, bold, forward, overconfident ••••••	humble, modest ••••••	presumptuous attitude, presumptuous behavior, presumptuous request ••••••
#254 🤥 ••••••	prevaricate /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/ verb ••••••	prevaricated ••••••	prevaricated ••••••	prevaricates ••••••	prevaricating ••••••	to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer ••••••	The politician began to prevaricate when asked about the scandal. ••••••	beat around the bush ••••••	to avoid talking about something directly ••••••	equivocate, evade, mislead, hedge, waffle ••••••	confront, clarify, admit ••••••	tend to prevaricate, prevaricate deliberately, prevaricate under pressure ••••••
#255 🌿 ••••••	pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	In its original condition; unspoiled, clean, and fresh. ••••••	The hikers were amazed by the pristine beauty of the untouched forest. ••••••	pristine condition ••••••	Something that is perfectly clean, undamaged, or in its original state. ••••••	immaculate, unspoiled, untouched, pure, fresh ••••••	dirty, polluted, spoiled ••••••	pristine condition, pristine environment, pristine nature, pristine forest ••••••
#256 ⚖️ ••••••	probity /ˈproʊbɪti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. ••••••	The judge was admired for his integrity and probity. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	integrity, honesty, uprightness, morality, rectitude ••••••	dishonesty, corruption, immorality ••••••	probity in public life, professional probity, integrity and probity, probity standards ••••••
#257 ⚠️ ••••••	Problematic /ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	causing problems; troublesome; difficult to deal with ••••••	The new policy changes are problematic and need to be reviewed. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	troublesome, difficult, challenging, questionable ••••••	unproblematic, easy, simple, straightforward ••••••	problematic situation, problematic behavior, highly problematic, potentially problematic ••••••
#258 💸 ••••••	prodigal /ˈprɒdɪɡəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant ••••••	The prodigal son returned home after wasting his inheritance. ••••••	prodigal son ••••••	a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly but later returns, repentant ••••••	wasteful, extravagant, lavish, reckless ••••••	frugal, thrifty, economical ••••••	prodigal spending, prodigal lifestyle, prodigal son ••••••
#259 🧠 ••••••	profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	very great or intense; showing deep insight or understanding ••••••	Her speech had a profound impact on the audience. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deep, intense, thoughtful, insightful, weighty ••••••	shallow, trivial, superficial ••••••	profound impact, profound effect, profound change, profound insight, profound silence ••••••
#260 💸 ••••••	prohibitive /prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Too high or expensive to be affordable; serving to prevent or discourage action. ••••••	The cost of the medication is prohibitive for many families. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	excessive, exorbitant, restrictive, expensive ••••••	affordable, reasonable, cheap ••••••	prohibitive cost, prohibitive price, prohibitive expense ••••••
#261 🌱 ••••••	proliferate /prəˈlɪfəreɪt/ verb ••••••	proliferated ••••••	proliferated ••••••	proliferates ••••••	proliferating ••••••	To increase rapidly in number or spread quickly. ••••••	Social media has allowed misinformation to proliferate. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	multiply, expand, grow, spread, escalate ••••••	decline, diminish, shrink ••••••	proliferate rapidly, ideas proliferate, cells proliferate ••••••
#262 🎯 ••••••	propensity /prəˈpɛnsəti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a natural tendency or inclination to behave in a particular way ••••••	She has a propensity to trust people too easily. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	inclination, tendency, predisposition, leaning, proclivity ••••••	aversion, dislike, disinclination ••••••	propensity for, propensity to, natural propensity, strong propensity ••••••
#263 🎁 ••••••	propitiate /prəˈpɪʃieɪt/ verb ••••••	propitiated ••••••	propitiated ••••••	propitiates ••••••	propitiating ••••••	to win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them ••••••	He offered gifts to propitiate the angry gods. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	appease, placate, conciliate, mollify, pacify ••••••	anger, provoke, enrage ••••••	propitiate the gods, propitiate the spirits, propitiate someone ••••••
#264 🤵 ••••••	propriety /prəˈpraɪəti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Conformity to accepted standards of behavior or morality. ••••••	He always behaved with the utmost propriety in public. ••••••	sense of propriety ••••••	Awareness of what is socially acceptable and proper. ••••••	decorum, correctness, civility, respectability, modesty ••••••	impropriety, indecency, rudeness ••••••	sense of propriety, maintain propriety, show propriety, question of propriety ••••••
#265 🚫 ••••••	proscribe /proʊˈskraɪb/ verb ••••••	proscribed ••••••	proscribed ••••••	proscribes ••••••	proscribing ••••••	to forbid something by law or authority ••••••	The new law will proscribe the use of harmful chemicals in farming. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	forbid, prohibit, ban, outlaw, restrict ••••••	allow, permit, authorize ••••••	proscribe activity, proscribe practice, law proscribes, proscribe behavior ••••••
#266 👃 ••••••	pungent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having a sharply strong taste or smell. ••••••	The pungent aroma of spices made the dish irresistible. ••••••	pungent wit ••••••	A sharp and biting sense of humor. ••••••	sharp, acrid, biting, spicy, strong ••••••	bland, mild, weak ••••••	pungent smell, pungent taste, pungent smoke, pungent remark ••••••
#267 🎓 ••••••	qualified /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	officially recognized as being trained or knowledgeable for a particular job or activity ••••••	She is a qualified doctor with years of experience. ••••••	qualified success ••••••	a success that is only partial or limited ••••••	certified, competent, skilled, trained, capable ••••••	unqualified, incompetent, incapable ••••••	qualified teacher, qualified candidate, qualified doctor, qualified professional ••••••
#268 🗣️ ••••••	quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ verb/noun ••••••	quibbled ••••••	quibbled ••••••	quibbles ••••••	quibbling ••••••	To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter; a petty objection. ••••••	They quibbled over who should pay the bill. ••••••	split hairs ••••••	to argue about small or unimportant details ••••••	argue, nitpick, cavil, bicker, dispute ••••••	agree, accept, concede ••••••	quibble over, minor quibble, endless quibble, quibble about details ••••••
#269 🤫 ••••••	Quiescent /kwaɪˈesnt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	quiet; peaceful; inactive; dormant; at rest ••••••	The volcano has been quiescent for over a century. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dormant, inactive, peaceful, still ••••••	active, turbulent, agitated, restless ••••••	quiescent state, quiescent period, quiescent volcano ••••••
#270 🌌 ••••••	rarefied /ˈreə.rɪ.faɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Of high moral, intellectual, or cultural value; distant from ordinary life. ••••••	He works in the rarefied world of classical music. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	exclusive, elevated, refined, exalted, sophisticated ••••••	ordinary, common, mundane ••••••	rarefied atmosphere, rarefied world, rarefied air ••••••
#271 🙅 ••••••	recalcitrant /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	stubbornly resistant to authority or control ••••••	The recalcitrant student refused to follow the rules. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	defiant, disobedient, rebellious, obstinate, uncooperative ••••••	obedient, compliant, cooperative ••••••	recalcitrant attitude, recalcitrant behavior, recalcitrant student ••••••
#272 🗣️ ••••••	recant /rɪˈkænt/ verb ••••••	recanted ••••••	recanted ••••••	recants ••••••	recanting ••••••	to withdraw or renounce a statement or belief formally ••••••	He recanted his previous statement in court. ••••••	recant a confession ••••••	to officially take back an earlier confession ••••••	withdraw, renounce, retract, deny, repudiate ••••••	assert, confirm, maintain ••••••	recant statement, recant confession, recant belief, recant testimony ••••••
#273 🏔️ ••••••	recluse /rɪˈkluːs/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who lives alone and avoids other people; someone who lives a solitary life. ••••••	The old man lived as a recluse in the mountains. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hermit, loner, solitary, ascetic, introvert ••••••	socialite, extrovert, companion ••••••	live as a recluse, recluse lifestyle, virtual recluse ••••••
#274 📚 ••••••	recondite /ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/ or /ˈrɛkəndaɪt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Little known or difficult to understand. ••••••	The professor’s lecture was full of recondite theories. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	obscure, abstruse, complex, esoteric ••••••	simple, obvious, clear ••••••	recondite knowledge, recondite subject, recondite theory ••••••
#275 🙅 ••••••	refractory /rɪˈfræktəri/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Stubborn or resistant to control, authority, or treatment. ••••••	The refractory child refused to follow the teacher's instructions. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	stubborn, obstinate, unmanageable, disobedient, resistant ••••••	obedient, compliant, submissive ••••••	refractory child, refractory case, refractory material, refractory period ••••••

Lesson 11 - Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words

Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words

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