Thursday, November 8, 2012

GRE Picture Dictionary Word list A list - 101 to 131

(101) AGOG - HIGHLY EXCITED
(Eg) Her eyes went agog when the superstar came to her house.

(102) AGRARIAN - SOMEONE ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE.

(103) ALCHEMY - SCIENCE OF THE MEDIEVAL TIMES.


(104) ALCOVE - NOOK OR RECESS.
(Eg) Eva had placed a wooden table in the alcove of their house.


(105) ALIENATED - ISOLATED.
(Eg) Even today, some tribals remain alienated from the modern day technology and advancements.


(106) ALLAY - REMOVE, DECREASE, ALLEVIATE, MITIGATE.
(Eg) The US government has taken several steps to allay fears among people about the falling US economy.
(107) ALLEGE - TO ASSERT WITHOUT PROOF.
(Eg) Bill clinton was alleged of having an affair with Monica lewinsky.


(108) ALIMONY - MONEY THAT IS GIVEN TO THE SPOUSE AFTER A DIVORCE.
(Eg) It is required that the French president provided his former wife Cecilia with alimony.


(109) ALLEGIANCE - LOYALTY.
(Eg) The woman pledges her allegiance to her country by wrapping the national flag around her.


(110) ALLEGORY - PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF A STORY.
(Eg) The picture depicts an allegory of the story of Apollo, the greek god.

(111) ALOFT - HOLD HIGH UP IN THE AIR, HELD HIGH.
(Eg) The champion held the cup aloft.


(112) ALOOF - ISOLATED, RESERVED.
(Eg) The girl sat aloof away from the crowd.

(113) ALLUVIAL - SAND DEPOSITS ON THE RIVER BED.


(114) ALTERCATION - QUARREL, BICKER.
(Eg) The conversation ended up in an altercation between the guys.


(115) ALTRUIST - SELFLESS PERSON, UNSELFISH, SERVICE MINDED.
(Eg) Mother Teresa was hailed for her altruistic character.



(116) AMASS - COLLECT, HEAP, COMBINE.
(117) AMALGAMATE - COMBINE INTO.
(Eg) The waste from all the house holds were amassed/amalgamated into a huge pile of garbage.

(118) AMAZON - FEMALE WARRIOR.

(119) AMBIDEXTROUS - CAPABLE OF WRITING WITH BOTH HANDS/SKILLFUL.

(120) AMBIANCE - SURROUNDING, ENVIRONMENT.
(Eg) The place in the picture has a silent and serene ambience.
(121) AMBIGUOUS - NOT CLEAR.
(Eg) The picture is pretty ambiguous, as it takes the form of a old lady and also a young woman when viewed in different angles.


(122) AMBIVALENT - HAVING CONTRADICTING EMOTIONS AT THE SAME TIME.


(123) AMBLE - WALK AT A SLOW PACE OR LEISURELY.
(Eg) The man is seen ambling through the woods.

(124) AMBROSIA - FOOD OF THE GODS.


(125) AMBULATORY - ABLE TO WALK.
(Eg) The picture depicts a device to enable ambulatory purposes.

(126) AMENITIES - DIFFERENT FEATURES/SERVICES.
(Eg) The hotel boasts of excellent amenities for its rich customers.


(127) AMIABLE - FRIENDLY, WARM.
(Eg) Dolphins are known to be highly amiable species.



(128) AMICABLE - FRIENDLY, WITHOUT HOSTILITY.
(Eg) Tiger woods is praised for his amicability with fellow golfers.

(129) AMOROUS - LUSTFUL.


(130) AMPHITHEATER - OVAL ARENA WITH SEATS.


(131) AMPLE - EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS.

(Eg) The arena has ample space for all of the visitors.

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