essential gre words: level 1 lesson 6
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WORD LIST Amour Arcade Component Critique Diffusion Equity Exposure Faculty Forte
Head
Jurisdiction
Minute
Precise
Relevant
Significant
Termination
Valid
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AMOUR
NOUN: someone involved in a secretive or illicit sexual relationship
“Leaving her amour with strict instructions on how to find her, she retired to bed and waited.”
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ARCADE
NOUN: a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
“Opposite Marks and Spencers bazaar was an arcade providing a short cut through to The Market although it was always closed on Sundays, with locked gates at either end.”
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COMPONENT NOUN: something determined in relation to something
that includes it SYNONYMS: part, portion, component part, constituent “The decomposition process is the function of a whole
myriad of microscopically small living creatures, bacteria, which must have access to the fifth component, air.”
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CRITIQUE NOUN: a serious examination and judgment of
something SYNONYM: criticism “To change tack slightly, I am not equipped to
comment on Dr. Oliver’s critique of conductive education’s theoretical base.”
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DIFFUSION
NOUN: the act of dispersing or diffusing something
SYNONYMS: dispersion, dispersal, dissemination
“Central to this process was the formulation and diffusion of a unique ideology based on the concept of service as a moral imperative.”
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EQUITY
NOUN: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
“Mr. Govind said the finance minister had announced that 100% equity would be allowed on some developments if they utilised advanced technology and were in the country’s interest.”
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EXPOSURE
NOUN: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
“It was fun to watch these grown-up men behaving like happy children on their first exposure to the American way of life.”
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FACULTY NOUN: the body of teachers and administrators at a
school SYNONYM: staff “The faculty could not think that a young man of 35
years, who had written one book which not everyone thought wonderful, could hold a candle to his predecessor.”
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FORTE
NOUN: an asset of special worth or utility
SYNONYMS: strong suit, specialty, strong point, strength
“The Russians’ forte is pageantry, yet somehow, on these rare sightings in the West, the gaudiness seemed to set off and magnified the melancholy and finesse of their leading dancers.”
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HEAD
VERB: to go or travel towards
“They decided to cut across the coastal plain and head for a wadi that would provide a route back to the top of the escarpment.”
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JURISDICTION NOUN: the right and power to interpret and apply
the law SYNONYM: legal power “If an action is begun in the wrong court, that court
may transfer it to the court with appropriate jurisdiction.”
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MINUTE ADJECTIVE: infinitely or immeasurably small SYNONYM: infinitesimal “As the patient becomes stronger, the number of
machine breaths is decreased and the patients have to breathe more to maintain the minute volume.”
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PRECISE
ADJECTIVE: sharply exact or accurate or delimited
ANTONYM: imprecise
“A precise account of the quantity eaten is important: the number of chips, the number of spoonfuls of ice-cream.”
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RELEVANT ADJECTIVE: having a bearing on or connection with the
subject at issue ANTONYM: irrelevant “It is important when answering questions on relevant
costing to identify all future cash flows affected by a particular decision.”
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SIGNIFICANT ADJECTIVE: important in effect or meaning SYNONYM: important “So our achievements are significant, but they are
fragile, and I want to conclude by outlining what I think are the principal features of our work that have brought some success.”
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TERMINATION
NOUN: the act of ending something
SYNONYMS: ending, conclusion
“Three years after the termination of war in 1945 a friendly nation, France, was fighting a desperate and apparently losing struggle in Indo-China.”
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VALID ADJECTIVE: well grounded in logic or truth or having
legal force ANTONYM: invalid “A petition for divorce, however, postulates the
existence of a valid marriage, which the court is asked to terminate.”
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