Friday, March 19, 2010

GRE Vocab; crepuscule

crepuscule (adj); twilight; time after sunset or before dawn

GRE Group: Pictorial Display 2


  1. Clapper (n): the tongue or striker of a bell
  2. Carillon (n): a set of bells capable of being played once
  3. Tureen (n): a deep covered dish from which soup is served
  4. Denture (n): artificial teeth
    Analogy: DENTURE: TEETH:: toupee: hair
  5. Toupee (n): a small wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.
  6. Caldron (n):large kettle
  7. Carnelian: reddish translucent gemstone
  8. Loom (n): an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread
    Analogy: NEEDLE: KNIT:: loom: weave (tool and its action)

GRE Vocab; enshroud

enshroud (v): envelope completely or hide from view
                    : obscure or wrap in shroud

GRE Vocab; shrivel


Shrivel (n); wrinkle and contract, or cause to wrinkle and contract, through loss of moisture.

GRE Vocab; grotto

Grotto (n); a cave with interesting natural features