Lesson 25 - Barron's GRE Essential 800 Words | Learn English

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

#601 🌱 ••••••	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 ••••••
#602 🎯 ••••••	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 ••••••
#603 🎁 ••••••	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 ••••••
#604 🤵 ••••••	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 ••••••
#605 🚫 ••••••	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 ••••••
#606 💰 ••••••	provident /ˈprɒvɪdənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	making or indicative of timely preparation for the future ••••••	She was provident in saving money for her children’s education. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	prudent, farsighted, cautious, careful, thrifty ••••••	wasteful, careless, imprudent ••••••	provident planning, provident measures, provident fund, provident attitude ••••••
#607 💪 ••••••	puissant /ˈpjuːɪsənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	having great power or influence; mighty ••••••	The king was a puissant ruler whose word was law. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	powerful, mighty, strong, influential, dominant ••••••	weak, powerless, feeble ••••••	puissant leader, puissant empire, puissant authority ••••••
#608 🧐 ••••••	punctilious /pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. ••••••	She was punctilious in her attention to etiquette. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	meticulous, precise, scrupulous, exact, careful ••••••	careless, negligent, sloppy ••••••	punctilious attention, punctilious detail, punctilious manners, punctilious observer ••••••
#609 👃 ••••••	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 ••••••
#610 📄 ••••••	purport /ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/ verb ••••••	purported ••••••	purported ••••••	purports ••••••	purporting ••••••	to claim or profess something, often falsely ••••••	The document purports to be an official government report. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	claim, profess, pretend, allege, assert ••••••	deny, disclaim, reject ••••••	purport to show, purport to prove, purport to represent ••••••
#611 🐭 ••••••	pusillanimous /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	showing a lack of courage or determination; timid ••••••	The pusillanimous leader avoided making tough decisions. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	cowardly, timid, fearful, weak, spineless ••••••	brave, courageous, bold ••••••	pusillanimous attitude, pusillanimous approach, pusillanimous behavior ••••••
#612 🌀 ••••••	quagmire /ˈkwæɡˌmaɪər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a soft, wet area of land that gives way underfoot; a complex or dangerous situation ••••••	The hikers were trapped in a political quagmire. ••••••	caught in a quagmire ••••••	stuck in a difficult or complicated situation ••••••	marsh, swamp, predicament, dilemma, mess ••••••	solution, clarity, stability ••••••	political quagmire, legal quagmire, financial quagmire, stuck in a quagmire ••••••
#613 🐦 ••••••	quail /kweɪl/ verb, noun ••••••	quailed ••••••	quailed ••••••	quails ••••••	quailing ••••••	verb: to feel or show fear; noun: a small, short-tailed bird ••••••	She quailed at the sight of the approaching storm. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	shrink, cower, tremble, falter ••••••	endure, confront, brave ••••••	quail meat, quail eggs, quail in fear, quail before ••••••
#614 🎓 ••••••	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 ••••••
#615 😟 ••••••	qualm /kwɑːm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a feeling of doubt, worry, or fear about something ••••••	She had no qualm about speaking her mind. ••••••	without qualm ••••••	with no hesitation or doubt ••••••	doubt, hesitation, unease, misgiving, apprehension ••••••	confidence, certainty ••••••	qualm of conscience, moral qualm, serious qualm, qualm about ••••••
#616 ❓ ••••••	query /ˈkwɪəri/ verb ••••••	queried ••••••	queried ••••••	queries ••••••	querying ••••••	to ask a question; to express doubt about something ••••••	The student decided to query the professor about the assignment. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	question, ask, inquire, challenge ••••••	answer, accept, confirm ••••••	database query, search query, query results, SQL query, query language ••••••
#617 🗣️ ••••••	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 ••••••
#618 🤫 ••••••	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 ••••••
#619 👥 ••••••	quorum /ˈkwɔːrəm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The minimum number of members needed to conduct official business in a meeting. ••••••	The board meeting was postponed because there was no quorum. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	minimum attendance, required members, assembly, committee ••••••	absence, minority ••••••	quorum required, lack of quorum, quorum present, establish quorum ••••••
#620 🗣️ ••••••	Raconteur /ˌrækənˈtɜːr/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way ••••••	The old man was a gifted raconteur who entertained everyone with his stories. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	storyteller, narrator, anecdotalist, spinner ••••••	listener, audience, silent person, introvert ••••••	gifted raconteur, accomplished raconteur, entertaining raconteur ••••••
#621 📢 ••••••	rail /reɪl/ verb ••••••	railed ••••••	railed ••••••	rails ••••••	railing ••••••	to complain or protest strongly about something ••••••	He railed against the unfair decision. ••••••	rail against ••••••	to strongly criticize or protest ••••••	protest, complain, denounce, criticize ••••••	praise, accept, support ••••••	rail against injustice, rail at fate, rail bitterly ••••••
#622 👑 ••••••	raiment /ˈreɪmənt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	clothing, especially fine or formal wear ••••••	The king wore royal raiment during the ceremony. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	clothing, apparel, attire, garments ••••••	nakedness, bareness ••••••	royal raiment, ceremonial raiment, elegant raiment ••••••
#623 🌳 ••••••	ramification /ˌræm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a consequence of an action or event, often complex or unwelcome. ••••••	The new law has serious social ramifications. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	consequence, result, outcome, effect, implication ••••••	cause, origin, source ••••••	legal ramifications, social ramifications, unintended ramifications ••••••
#624 🌌 ••••••	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 ••••••
#625 📖 ••••••	rationale /ˌræʃəˈnæl/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the underlying reason or explanation for something ••••••	The rationale behind his decision was clearly explained. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	reason, basis, explanation, justification, motive ••••••	irrationality, nonsense ••••••	rationale behind, clear rationale, sound rationale, provide a rationale ••••••

Lesson 25 - Barron's GRE Essential 800 Words

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