Essential GRE Words: Level 1, Lesson 5

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WORD LIST Alias Appropriate Cite Contemporary Determination Effective Explicit Facility Flag

Guy Integrity Matrix Pendant Qualify Robust Subsequent Unique

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.”

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.’”

CITE

VERB: refer to

SYNONYM: reference

“Maybe I can cite Page because he was someone who understood the studio so well.”

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.”

DETERMINATION

NOUN: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

SYNONYMS: decision, conclusion

“Once the determination has been made, two consequences follow.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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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