7. winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing;separate good parts from bad;
GRE Word Pictures aims at representing all Barrons GRE words with pictures. The primary idea of this picture dictionary is to help GRE aspirants memorize these words easily by associating each word with a picture, that elucidates the meaning properly.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
GRE vocab W - 5 to 10
6. wince - move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. Shewinced as she touched the cold body

7. winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing;separate good parts from bad;
7. winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing;separate good parts from bad;
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
GRE vocab E - 1 to 5
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
GRE vocab X and Y - 1 to 5
Saturday, July 3, 2010
GRE vocab H - 1 to 5
Thursday, July 1, 2010
GRE vocab M - 1 to 5
1. mace - a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor; a ceremonial staff borne or displayed as the symbol of authority

2. macerate - to make soft by soaking in a liquid; to separate into constituents by soaking
2. macerate - to make soft by soaking in a liquid; to separate into constituents by soaking
Monday, June 28, 2010
GRE vocab K - 1 to 5
1. kaleidoscope - tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events;Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful

2. kernel - central or vital part; core; The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone
2. kernel - central or vital part; core; The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone
Friday, June 25, 2010
GRE vocab R - 1 to 5
GRE vocab V - 1 to 5
1. vacillate - waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to anotherN. vacillation

2. vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; lacking intelligence. Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity

3. vagabond - wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp; a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; nomadic

4. vagary - capricious happening; caprice; an extravagant or erratic notion or action

5. vainglorious - boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity
2. vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; lacking intelligence. Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
3. vagabond - wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp; a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; nomadic
4. vagary - capricious happening; caprice; an extravagant or erratic notion or action
5. vainglorious - boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity
Thursday, June 24, 2010
GRE vocab P - 1 to 5
1. pachyderm - any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
2. pacifist - opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes; one opposed to force; antimilitarist; the belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully
3. paean - song of praise or joy; a fervent expression of joy or praise; Ex. paeans celebrating thevictory
4. painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
5. palatable - pleasing to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten; acceptable or agreeable to mind and taste
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
GRE vocab O - 1 to 5
1. oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy
2. obdurate - stubborn; refusing to change one’s belief; hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent
3. obeisance - a gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage; an attitude of deference or homage
4. obelisk - a tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top
5. obfuscate - confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand
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