100 Vocabulary Words For GP
100 Vocabulary Words For GP
100 Vocabulary Words For GP
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abjure
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French or Latin; Middle
French abjurer, from Latin
abjurare, from ab- + jurare to
swear
Function: transitive verb
Definition: 1 a: to renounce
upon oath b: to reject
solemnly2: to abstain from
abrogate
Etymology: Latin abrogatus, past
participle of abrogare, from ab- +
rogare to ask, propose a law
Function: transitive verb
Definition: 1: to abolish by
authoritative action: ANNUL2: to
treat as nonexistent
abstemious
Etymology: Latin abstemius, from
abs- + -temius; akin to Latin
temetum intoxicating drink
Function: adjective
Definition: marked by restraint
especially in the consumption of
food or alcohol; also: reflecting
such restraint
Acumen
Etymology: Latin acumin-,
acumen, literally, point, from
acuere
Function: noun
Definition: keenness and depth of
perception, discernment, or
discrimination especially in
practical matters
antebellum
chromosome
Etymology: International Scientific
Deciduous
Etymology: Latin deciduus, from
decidere to fall off, from de- +
cadere to fall -- more at chance
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : falling off or shed
seasonally or at a certain stage of
development in the life cycle, 2 a:
having deciduous parts, b: having
the dominant plants deciduous, 3:
ephemeral
Function: noun
Definition: one of the linear or
sometimes circular DNAcontaining bodies of viruses,
prokaryotic organisms, and the
cell nucleus of eukaryotic
organisms that contain most or all
of the genes of the individual
churlish
Function: adjective
Definition: 1: of, resembling, or
characteristic of a churl, 2:
marked by a lack of civility or
graciousness, 3: difficult to work
with or deal with.
circumlocution
Etymology: Latin circumlocution-,
circumlocutio, from circum- +
locutio speech, from loqui to
speak
Function: noun
Definition: 1: the use of an
unnecessarily large number of
words to express an idea, 2:
evasion in speech
circumnavigate
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus,
past participle of circumnavigare
to sail around, from circum- +
navigare to navigate
Function: transitive verb
Definition: to go completely
deleterious
Etymology: Greek deleterios, from
deleisthai to hurt
Function: adjective
Definition: harmful often in a
subtle or unexpected way
diffident
Etymology: Middle English, from
Latin diffident-, diffidens, present
participle of diffidere to distrust,
from dis- + fidere to trust -- more
at bide
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : hesitant in acting or
speaking through lack of selfconfidence, 2 archaic: distrustful,
3 : reserved, unassertive
enervate
Function: adjective
Definition: lacking physical,
mental, or moral vigor
enfranchise
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French enfranchiss-, stem
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inappropriately, 2 : meant to be
humorous or funny : not serious
fatuous
Etymology: Latin fatuus
foolishFunction: adjective
Definition: complacently or
inanely foolish
feckless
Etymology: Scots, from feck
effect, majority, from Middle
English (Sc) fek, alteration of
Middle English effect
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : weak, ineffective,
2 : worthless, irresponsible
fiduciary
Etymology: Latin fiduciarius, from
fiducia confidence, trust, from
fidere
Function: adjective
Definition: of, relating to, or
involving a confidence or trust: as
a : held or founded in trust or
confidence b : holding in trust c :
depending on public confidence
for value or currency
filibuster
Etymology: Spanish filibustero,
literally, freebooter
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : an irregular military
adventurer; specifically : an
American engaged in fomenting
insurrections in Latin America in
the mid-19th century, 2 a : the
use of extreme dilatory tactics in
an attempt to delay or prevent
action especially in a legislative
assembly b : an instance of this
practice
gamete
Etymology: New Latin gameta,
from Greek gametes husband,
from gamein to marry
Function: noun
Definition: a mature male or
female germ cell usually
possessing a haploid chromosome
set and capable of initiating
formation of a new diploid
individual by fusion with a gamete
of the opposite sex
gauche
Etymology: French, literally, left
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 a : lacking social
experience or grace; also : not
tactful : crude b: crudely made or
done, 2 : not planar
gerrymander
Etymology: Elbridge Gerry +
salamander; from the shape of an
election district formed during
Gerry's governorship of
Massachusetts
Function: noun
Definition: 1: the act or method of
gerrymandering2: a district or
pattern of districts varying greatly
in size or population as a result of
gerrymandering
hegemony
Etymology: Greek hEgemonia,
from hEgemOn leader, from
hEgeisthai to lead
Function: noun
Definition: preponderant influence
or authority over others
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hemoglobin
Etymology: International Scientific
Vocabulary, short for earlier
hematoglobulin
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : an iron-containing
respiratory pigment of vertebrate
red blood cells that consists of a
globin composed of four subunits
each of which is linked to a heme
molecule, that functions in
oxygen transport to the tissues
after conversion to oxygenated
form in the gills or lungs, and that
assists in carbon dioxide transport
back to the gills or lungs after
surrender of its oxygen2 : any of
numerous iron-containing
respiratory pigments of
invertebrates and some plants (as
yeasts)
homogeneous
Etymology: Medieval Latin
homogeneus, homogenus, from
Greek homogenes, from hom- +
genos kind
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : of the same or a
similar kind or nature, 2 : of
uniform structure or composition
throughout, 3 : having the
property that if each variable is
replaced by a constant times that
variable the constant can be
factored out : having each term of
the same degree if all variables
are considered
hubris
Etymology: Greek hybris
Function: nounDefinition:
exaggerated pride or selfconfidence
hypotenuse
Etymology: Latin hypotenusa,
from Greek hypoteinousa, from
feminine of hypoteinOn, present
participle of hypoteinein to
subtend, from hypo- + teinein to
stretch
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : the side of a rightangled triangle that is opposite
the right angle, 2 : the length of a
hypotenuse
impeach
Etymology: Middle English
empechen, from Middle French
empeechier to hinder, from Late
Latin impedicare to fetter, from
Latin in- + pedica fetter, from
ped-, pes foot
Function: transitive verb
Definition: 1 a : to bring an
accusation against b : to charge
with a crime or misdemeanor;
specifically : to charge (a public
official) before a competent
tribunal with misconduct in office,
2 : to cast doubt on; especially :
to challenge the credibility or
validity of , 3 : to remove from
office especially for misconduct
incognito
Etymology: Italian, from Latin
incognitus unknown, from in- +
cognitus, past participle of
cognoscere to know
Function: adverb or adjective
Definition: with one's identity
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concealed
incontrovertible
Function: adjectiveDefinition: not
open to question
inculcate
Etymology: Latin inculcatus, past
participle of inculcare, literally, to
tread on, from in- + calcare to
trample, from calc-, calx heel
Function: transitive verb
Definition: to teach and impress
by frequent repetitions or
admonitions
infrastructure
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : the underlying
foundation or basic framework (as
of a system or organization), 2 :
the permanent installations
required for military purposes, 3 :
the system of public works of a
country, state, or region; also :
the resources (as personnel,
buildings, or equipment) required
for an activity
Interpolate
Etymology: Latin interpolatus,
past participle of interpolare to
refurbish, alter, interpolate, from
inter- + -polare (from polire to
polish)transitive senses
Function: verb
Definition: 1 a : to alter or corrupt
(as a text) by inserting new or
foreign matter b : to insert
(words) into a text or into a
conversation2 : to insert between
other things or parts :
INTERCALATE, 3 : to estimate
lexicon
Etymology: Late Greek lexikon,
from neuter of lexikos of words,
from Greek lexis word, speech,
from legein to say
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : a book containing
an alphabetical arrangement of
the words in a language and their
definition, 2 a : the vocabulary of
a language, an individual speaker
or group of speakers, or a subject
b : the total stock of morphemes
in a language, 3 : repertoire,
inventory
loquacious
Etymology: Latin loquac-, loquax,
from loqui to speak
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : full of excessive
talk, 2 : given to fluent or
excessive talk
lugubrious
Etymology: Latin lugubris, from
lugEre to mourn; akin to Greek
lygros mournful
Function: adjective
Definition 1 : mournful;
especially : exaggeratedly or
affectedly mournful 2 : dismal
metamorphosis
Etymology: Latin, from Greek
metamorphOsis, from
metamorphoun to transform, from
meta- + morphE form
Function: noun
Definition: 1 a : change of
physical form, structure, or
substance especially by
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materials on an atomic or
molecular scale especially to build
microscopic devices (as robots)
nihilism
Etymology: German Nihilismus,
from Latin nihil nothing. More at
NIL.
Function: noun.
Definition: 1 a: a viewpoint that
traditional values and beliefs are
unfounded and that existence is
senseless and useless. b: a
doctrine that denies any objective
ground of truth and especially of
moral truths. 2 a (1): a doctrine or
belief that conditions in the social
organization are so bad as to
make destruction desirable for its
own sake independent of any
constructive program or
possibility. (2) capitalized: the
program of a 19th-century
Russian party advocating
revolutionary reform and using
terrorism and assassination. b:
terrorism.
Nomenclature
Etymology: Latin nomenclatura
assigning of names, from nomen
+ calatus, past participle of calare
Function: noun
Definition: 1 : NAME,
DESIGNATION2 : the act or
process or an instance of
naming3 a : a system or set of
terms or symbols especially in a
particular science, discipline, or
art b : an international system of
standardized New Latin names
used in biology for kinds and
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precipitous
quasar
Etymology: quasi-stellar
Function: noun
Definition: any of a class of
celestial objects that resemble
stars but whose large redshift and
apparent brightness imply
extreme distance and huge
energy output
quotidian
Etymology: Middle
English cotidian, from Middle
French, from
Latin quotidianus, cotidianus,
from quotidie every day, from
quot (as) many as + dies day.
Function: adjective.
Definition: 1: occurring every day
- quotidian fever. 2 a: belonging
to each day: everyday - quotidian
routine
b: commonplace, ordinary quotidian drabness.
recapitulate
Etymology: Late Latin
recapitulatus, past participle of
recapitulare to restate by heads,
sum up, from Latin re- +
capitulum division of a book
Function: verb
Definition: to repeat the principal
points or stages of
reciprocal
Etymology: Latin reciprocus
returning the same way,
alternating
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Function: adjective
Definition: 1 a : inversely related :
OPPOSITE b : of, constituting, or
resulting from paired crosses in
which the kind that supplies the
male parent of the first cross
supplies the female parent of the
second cross and vice versa, 2 :
shared, felt, or shown by both
sides, 3 : serving to reciprocate :
consisting of or functioning as a
return in kind, 4 a : mutually
corresponding b : marked by or
based on reciprocity
reparation
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French, from Late Latin
reparation-, reparatio, from Latin
reparare
Function: noun
Definition: 1 a : a repairing or
keeping in repair b plural :
REPAIRS2 a : the act of making
amends, offering expiation, or
giving satisfaction for a wrong or
injury b : something done or given
as amends or satisfaction, 3 : the
payment of damages :
INDEMNIFICATION; specifically :
compensation in money or
materials payable by a defeated
nation for damages to or
expenditures sustained by
another nation as a result of
hostilities with the defeated
nation -- usually used in plural
respiration
Etymology: Middle English
respiracioun, from Latin
respiration-, respiratio, from
respirare
Function: noun
Definition: 1 a : the placing of air
or dissolved gases in intimate
contact with the circulating
medium of a multicellular
organism (as by breathing) b : a
single complete act of breathing,
2 : the physical and chemical
processes by which an organism
supplies its cells and tissues with
the oxygen needed for
metabolism and relieves them of
the carbon dioxide formed in
energy-producing reactions, 3 :
any of various energy-yielding
oxidative reactions in living
matter
sanguine
Etymology: Middle English
sanguin, from Middle French, from
Latin sanguineus, from sanguin-,
sanguis
Function: adjective
Definition: 1: bloodred, 2 a :
consisting of or relating to blood,
b: sanguinary c: of the
complexion : ruddy, 3 : having
blood as the predominating bodily
humor; also : having the bodily
conformation and temperament
held characteristic of such
predominance and marked by
sturdiness, high color, and
cheerfulness, 4 : confident,
optimistic
soliloquy
Etymology: Late Latin soliloquium,
from Latin solus alone + loqui to
speak
Function: noun
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taxonomy
Etymology: French taxonomie,
from tax- + -nomie
-nomyFunction: noun
Definition: 1 : the study of the
general principles of scientific
classification : SYSTEMATICS, 2 :
CLASSIFICATION; especially :
orderly classification of plants and
animals according to their
presumed natural relationships
tectonic
Etymology: Late Latin tectonicus,
from Greek tektonikos of a
builder, from tektOn builder
Function: adjective
Definition: of or relating to
tectonics
tempestuous
Etymology: Late Latin
tempestuosus, from Old Latin
tempestus season, weather,
storm, from tempus
Function: adjective
Definition: of, relating to, or
resembling a tempest :
TURBULENT, STORMY
thermodynamics
Function: noun plural but singular
or plural in construction
Definition: 1 : physics that deals
with the mechanical action or
relations of heat2 :
thermodynamic processes and
phenomena
totalitarian
Etymology: Italian totalitario, from
totalit totalityFunction: adjective
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Definition: 1 a : of or relating to
centralized control by an
autocratic leader or hierarchy :
AUTHORITARIAN, DICTATORIAL;
especially : DESPOTIC b : of or
relating to a political regime
based on subordination of the
individual to the state and strict
control of all aspects of the life
and productive capacity of the
nation especially by coercive
measures (as censorship and
terrorism), 2 a : advocating or
characteristic of totalitarianism b :
completely regulated by the state
especially as an aid to national
mobilization in an emergency c :
exercising autocratic powers :
tending toward monopoly
unctuous
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French or Medieval Latin;
Middle French unctueux, from
Medieval Latin unctuosus, from
Latin unctus act of anointing, from
unguere to anoint Function:
adjective
Definition: 1 a : FATTY, OILY b :
smooth and greasy in texture or
appearance, 2 : PLASTIC, 3 : full
of unction; especially : revealing
or marked by a smug,
ingratiating, and false
earnestness or spirituality
usurp
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French usurper, from Latin
usurpare to take possession of
without legal claim, from usually
(ablative of usus use) + rapere to
seize -- more at RAPIDtransitive
senses
Function: verb
Definition: 1 a : to seize and hold
(as office, place, or powers) in
possession by force or without
right b : to take or make use of
without right, 2 : to take the place
of by or as if by force : SUPPLANT
intransitive senses : to seize or
exercise authority or possession
wrongfully
vacuous
Etymology: Latin vacuus
Function: adjective
Definition: 1 : emptied of or
lacking content, 2 : marked by
lack of ideas or intelligence :
STUPID, INANE, 3 : devoid of
serious occupation
vehement
Etymology: Middle English, from
Middle French, from Latin
vehement-, vehemens, vement-,
vemens
Function: adjective
Definition: marked by forceful
energy : POWERFUL b (1) : deeply
felt(2) : forcibly expressed c :
bitterly antagonistic
vortex
Etymology: New Latin vortic-,
vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex
whirlpool Function: noun
Definition: 1 a : a mass of fluid (as
a liquid) with a whirling or circular
motion that tends to form a cavity
or vacuum in the center of the
circle and to draw toward this
cavity or vacuum bodies subject
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