Printable Deceptively Short Words for the GRE flash cards
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| blithe |
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition |
| cant |
insincere, conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety |
| dote |
bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually |
| drawl |
say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels |
| droll |
amusing in an odd way |
| drone |
a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer |
| fawn |
young deer, esp. one not weaned |
| feint |
movement made in order to deceive an adversary |
| foil |
prevent the success of |
| forge |
form by heating and hammering |
| glean |
to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly |
| glib |
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so |
| goad |
to prick or drive with; prod; incite |
| gorge |
narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs |
| gouge |
to dig or force out |
| guile |
insidious cunning in attaining a goal |
| hew |
to uphold, follow closely, or conform |
| lien |
legal claim of property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or obligation |
| limn |
to represent in drawing or painting; to portray in words; describe |
| loll |
recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner |
| molt |
cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth |
| pine |
to yearn deeply; suffer with longing |
| pique |
affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride |
| pith |
the important or essential part; essence; core; heart |
| prone |
having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward |
| pyre |
pile or heap of wood or other combustible material |
| quaff |
drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment |
| shun |
keep away from a place, person, object, from motives of dislike, caution |
| slake |
to allay thirst, desire, wrath by satisfying |
| soar |
fly upward, as a bird |
| splice |
join together or unite two ropes or parts of a rope by the interweaving of strands |
| spurn |
reject with disdain |
| taunt |
reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner |
| thrift |
economical management |
| torque |
something that produces or tends to produce rotation |
| tout |
to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly |
| wean |
to withdraw from some object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like |
| blithe |
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition |
| cant |
insincere, conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety |
| dote |
bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually |
| drawl |
say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels |
| droll |
amusing in an odd way |
| drone |
a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer |
| fawn |
young deer, esp. one not weaned |
| feint |
movement made in order to deceive an adversary |
| foil |
prevent the success of |
| forge |
form by heating and hammering |
| glean |
to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly |
| glib |
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so |
| goad |
to prick or drive with; prod; incite |
| gorge |
narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs |
| gouge |
to dig or force out |
| guile |
insidious cunning in attaining a goal |
| hew |
to uphold, follow closely, or conform |
| lien |
legal claim of property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or obligation |
| limn |
to represent in drawing or painting; to portray in words; describe |
| loll |
recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner |
| molt |
cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth |
| pine |
to yearn deeply; suffer with longing |
| pique |
affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride |
| pith |
the important or essential part; essence; core; heart |
| prone |
having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward |
| pyre |
pile or heap of wood or other combustible material |
| quaff |
drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment |
| shun |
keep away from a place, person, object, from motives of dislike, caution |
| slake |
to allay thirst, desire, wrath by satisfying |
| soar |
fly upward, as a bird |
| splice |
join together or unite two ropes or parts of a rope by the interweaving of strands |
| spurn |
reject with disdain |
| taunt |
reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner |
| thrift |
economical management |
| torque |
something that produces or tends to produce rotation |
| tout |
to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly |
| wean |
to withdraw from some object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like |
