Toughest GRE words with easiest illustrations

Roseate it has two meaning its primary meaning is Rose- colored. As flower rose
suggests blissfulness. Roseate secondary meaning conveys same; its secondary meaning suggest being optimistic; cheerful, bright. Roseate works as an adjective in a sentence; like roseate light, roseate financial project, roseate spoonbills type of bird!.

Saturnine- it is a word having a negative connotation. "ts primary meaning conveys

having a gloomy temperament. #aturnine also suggests something related to lead develop by lead absorption, having lead poisoning!. #aturnine works as an adjective in sentence. "t can be use in sentence; like saturnine state your son$s saturnine state!, saturnine look boy looked at the picture with a saturnine!. "t can be attached with any common nouns saturnine place, saturnine man!.

Tessellated it means a decoration composed of multicolor like inlaid; mosaic. "t

works as an adjective in sentence. "ts noun form tessellation! is also used in sentences. "t can be used in sentences; like, tessellated pavement, tessellated floor, and tessellated geometrical figures.

Uncouth it means ungraceful; unrefined; lacking in good manners. "t works as an

adjective in sentence. "t can be used in sentences like, uncouth appearance, uncouth behavior, and an uncouth relative.

Gingerly- it can be used as an adjective and adverb in a sentence. "ts adjectival

meanings are being cautious, reluctant, or timid, and its adverbial meanings are taking with great care or delicacy. "t can be used in sentences like, gingerly manner " tiptoed gingerly through the mine field!, gingerly touching. GRE Vocabulary: Popular GRE Synonyms with Explanation A E!A"#E a! obedience b! discussion c! e%citement d! suspended action e! editorial Abeyance means cessation or suspension like situations or feelings! for short period; for e%ample, &e kept his intimate feelings in abeyance from his beloved because of Anthrop phobia. $n abo%e mentioned words option&d &is a clear answer' ASTUTE a! sheer b! noisy c! astral d! unusual e! clever Astute means farsighted judgment, perspicacious; sagacious. "n layman terms astute means having a good understanding of something; for e%ample, Raima was doing an astute job, so she got appreciation from all ends.

'ow let see in above mentioned words which words match best( )ption *a$ sheer is used as verb change abruptly!, adverb directly!, adjective thin, absolute freedom, steep!. #o, it is not a correct synonym for astute. +et$s see other option. )ption *c$ astral means related to stars or stellar light. #o, this is also not a correct synonym for astute. "n remaining options noisy, unusual and clever. ,lever is synonym for shrewdness or sagacious. #o, option*d$ is correct synonym for astute. ((R$S) a! brave b! oafish c! romantic d! speedy e! dry -oorish means rude or clumsy in behavior or clumsy in behavior; for e%ample, .eter owes an e%planation about his boorish behavior with colleagues. "n presented options, only word oafish which means stupid or clumsy is matching with boorish. #o, it is a correct option. Positi%e and "egati%e Aspect o* +etter , "egati%e Aspect: ,achia%ellian /eaning( a cunning or opportunist, it is used for persons like politician .#o it can used as noun or adjective in sentence. 0g. 1All .oliticians of today are follower of /achiavellian principals2. adj!, 1she is a firm /achiavellian2. noun!. )rigin( "t is originated from "talian word Niccolo Machiavelli( 1498, 'iccolo Machiavelli was a name of active politician of Italy). Synonyms: immoral, unethical, unprincipled Antonyms( scrupulous, ethical ,nemonic( it is sounding like mafia, villain. 3e all know mafias are follower of wrong practices. ,al*easance /eaning( wrong doing by a public official. "t can be used as noun in sentence. 0g.2 4octor was arrested for /alfeasance2. )rigin( it is originated from 5rench word malfaisance which means ill doing. Synonym( misconduct, wrong doing Antonym( good deed ,nemonic( /alfeasance can be break as mal 6 feasance. .refi% Mal means bad and feasance means doing.#o collectively its meaning will be bad wrong! doing. ,inatory /eaning( threatening or menacing. /ainly it is used as adjective in sentence. 0g. 17oday when " was crossing the road a minatory looking dog was stopping my way2. )rigin( it is originated from +ate +atin . minato i!s,and from +atin mina i which means 1to threaten2 . Synonym: aggressive, alarming Antonym( unthreatening, safe.

,nemonic: it is sounding like military, and we all know military people deal with danger dangerous! or threatening situations. Positi%e Aspect ,agnanimity /eaning( action or attitude that shows goodwill or generosity. "t is used as noun in sentence. 0g. 1#he shows her /agnanimity in form of huge donation to orphanage2. )rigin( it is originated from +atin word magnanim!s means great soul. Synonym: benevolent, charitable, selfless Antonym( stingy, petty ,elli*luous /eaning( treat for ears; smooth or soft sound. /ainly used as an adjective in sentence .0g. 1/y flute produces mellifluous sound2. )rigin( it is originated from +ate +atin word mellifl!o!s which means flowing with honey. Synonym: rhythmic, melodious, musical Antonym( unmelodious and unmusical ,nemonic: break /ellifluous into melli and fluous , melli means melody and fl!o!s means smooth flowing. #o collectively it is convening the meaning of smooth flow of sound. means melody and GRE $mportant "egati%e Ad-ecti%e words Abysmal Abysmal means bottom less or unfathomable limitless! like an abysmal misery. "t is used as adjective in sentence ."t is used for conveying negative8bad aspect in sentence like an abysmal movie. +et see some sentences using *abysmal$( after getting an abysmal bad! start in match, we tried to pace up our speed. -ut, still our scores were abysmal bad!' -ecause of an%iety our performance was keep getting abysmal bad!. At last misery of our defeat was abysmal very profound!." hope you get the meaning of abysmal very well now. Anomalous Anomalous means from deviated from normal course not normal!.+et see some sentences using anomalous like( walking while sleeping is anomalous not normal! behavior. /y friend was in anomalous odd8unusual! situation when he was lost in jungle. Apocryphal #purious means not authentic; spurious 9uestionable authenticity!. +et see some e%ample using apocryphal( who owns this house is apocryphal 9uestionable!' 7here are so many perhaps apocryphal spurious! stories prevailed about the ownership of house. 7hese apocryphal stories are prevailed since :; century. Arbitrary Arbitrary means unreasonable 4etermined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle thefreedictionary.com! .+et see some sentences using arbitrary( we were on our way .3e started feeling hungry so we made an arbitrary

4etermined by chance! decision to eat in restaurant that we saw first. 3e were running out of money so we thought to share our food, but my one friend had been arbitrary whim! because he doesn$t like to share. Asinine Asinine means stupid. +et see some sentences using asinine( all the players were surprised by the asinine comments made by other team. "f somebody try to rob a treasury with water gun that will indeed an asinine concept. $dioms related to &,oney. Time is money means money is e9uivalent to time as time is important so is money. 0g. " can not spoil my time gossiping after all Time is money' /ast buc0 means somehow, 9uickly earned money. 0g. 4o not try to earn fast bucks using foul means. /oney and *"mportance$ Put your money where your mouth is means support that you believe in like plan! by putting money. 0g. "f you are really interested in helping unprivileged then put your money where your mouth is' ,oney tal0s means money is powerful, we can make our work done with money. 0g. 0ven if this is complicated, she will make her things done after all money tal0s. /oney as *3aste$ ,oney burns a hole in a poc0et means you are eager to spend money, normally in a wasteful way. 0g. <ou don$t save single penny. "f money burns a hole in your poc0et then you will have nothing left for anything. /oney and *7rade$ #ash on the barrelhead means purchasing with cash no credit!. 0g. 7hough, leading stores offer many attractive discounts they do not give credit. E%ery thing is cash on barrelhead' #old hard cash means cash, not check or any other form. 0g. " paid for my new audio system in cold hard cash' /iscellaneous /oot the bill means to pay 0g. /y father is *ooting the bill for my education so " am making sure not to waste my father$s precious money. " am studying hard.