essential gre words: level 1, lesson 5
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Ultimate Vocabulary's Essential GRE Words is a video lesson series specifically designed to help you boost your GRE score. This is the fastest and easiest way to improve your GRE score - because you are learning the words that appear most frequently on the GRE Exam. Includes definitions, synonym/antonyms, and examples all sourced from the Ultimate Vocabulary software. To view the video, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-MObiHeL5QTRANSCRIPT
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WORD LIST Alias Appropriate Cite Contemporary Determination Effective Explicit Facility Flag
Guy Integrity Matrix Pendant Qualify Robust Subsequent Unique
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ALIAS
NOUN: a name that has been assumed temporarily
SYNONYMS: assumed name, false name
“It is surely no coincidence that while Mrs. Donaldson proudly signs her own name, P.A. Newton sees fit to resort to the utterly immature tactic of hiding behind a transparently obvious alias.”
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APPROPRIATE ADJECTIVE: suitable for a particular person or place or
condition ANTONYM: inappropriate “In one of the few official references to population
control at the conference, the Declaration called on government to ‘promote appropriate demographic policies.’”
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CITE
VERB: refer to
SYNONYM: reference
“Maybe I can cite Page because he was someone who understood the studio so well.”
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CONTEMPORARY
ADJECTIVE: belonging to the present time
SYNONYM: present-day
“Despite economic pressure to do otherwise, a handful of recent films capture raw and contemporary images of Latin America.”
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DETERMINATION
NOUN: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
SYNONYMS: decision, conclusion
“Once the determination has been made, two consequences follow.”
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EFFECTIVE ADJECTIVE: producing or capable of producing an
intended result or having a striking effect SYNONYMS: effectual, efficacious “Effective water management is literally vital to our
existence and yet, perhaps, taken for granted by many.”
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EXPLICIT ADJECTIVE: precisely and clearly expressed or readily
observable ANTONYM: implicit “Narrative dance applies to those phrases of conversation
between individuals or between dancers and public, where the dancer uses explicit gestures.”
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FACILITY NOUN: a building or place that provides a particular
service or is used for a particular industry SYNONYM: installation “I am writing to apologise for not having been in
touch to arrange a time to visit your new editing facility in Wellington Square.”
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FLAG
NOUN: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
“Suddenly it dawned on Ramsay that this flag was considerably larger than that flown by the Regent.”
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GUY
NOUN: an informal term for a youth or a man
SYNONYMS: cat, hombre, bozo
“I’m supposed to find a guy in a white coat who could pass for a hospital attendant.”
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INTEGRITY NOUN: an undivided or unbroken completeness or
totality with nothing wanting SYNONYMS: unity, wholeness “The State shall protect and uphold the institution
of kingship and the independence and integrity of its territories.”
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MATRIX
NOUN: a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns
“A square matrix having zeros everywhere except in the principal diagonal is called a diagonal matrix and is clearly symmetric.”
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PENDANT
NOUN: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry such as a necklace or earring
“Around his neck is a gold, Sphinx-head pendant and on his right hand a ring in the shape of the Arabic crescent moon and star.”
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QUALIFY VERB: pronounce fit or able ANTONYM: disqualify “In Australia, only 1,600 Britons have registered
even though two million retain British citizenship and up to a third are thought to qualify under the 20-year rule.”
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ROBUST ADJECTIVE: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or
construction ANTONYM: frail “About forty of these robust and successful aircraft were
built and they became the forerunner of a considerable output of flying-boats produced by this Company.”
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SUBSEQUENT ADJECTIVE: following in time or order ANTONYM: antecedent “The use of oils in the kitchen has greatly increased
in the last few decades, influenced by foreign travel and the subsequent awareness of international cuisine.”
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UNIQUE
ADJECTIVE: single one of its kind
“Once again this year the quiet Moorland Village of Grosmont hosts this unique festival.”
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