Gre Word Group 2

Gre Word Group No #2


vain (of, about) adj. having no real value or significance; worthless, empty, idle, hollow, etc. [vain pomp] / without force or effect; futile, fruitless, unprofitable, unavailing, etc. [a vain endeavor] / having or showing an excessively high regard for one's self, looks, possessions, ability, etc.; indulging in or resulting from personal vanity; conceited / [Archaic] lacking in sense; foolish
vainglorious boastful; excessively conceited
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apprehend arrest a criminal; dread; perceive
apprehensive fearful about something that might happen ; quick to understand ; perceptive; fearful; discerning
hypochondriac one who suffers from morbid anxiety / person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
misgivings doubts
perturb disturb ; make afraid or anxious; disturb greatly
qualm a fit of nausea
qualms misgivings
solicitous anxious or concerned about someone's welfare, etc ; eager to help or serve someone; worried; concerned
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appall fill with fear or terror ; dismay ; shock deeply
craven cowardly
dastard coward
daunt intimidate
diffident not having much belief in one's own abilities ; lacking in self-confidence ; shy
dismay to make afraid or discouraged at the prospect of trouble or danger; fill with apprehension or alarm; daunt n. a loss of courage or confidence at the prospect of trouble or danger; consternation
SYN. Dismay suggests fear or, esp. in modern usage, discouragement at the prospect of some difficulty or problem which one does not quite know how to resolve [dismayed at his lack of understanding]; appall suggests terror or (now more commonly) dismay at a shocking but apparently unalterable situation [an appalling death rate]; horrify suggests horror or loathing (or, in a weakened sense, irritation) at that which shocks or offends one [horrified at the suggestion]; daunt implies a becoming disheartened in the performance of an act that requires some courage [never daunted by adversity]
intimidate
milquetoast a timid, shrinking, apologetic person
poltroon coward
pusillanimous cowardly; fainthearted
recreant coward; betrayer of faith
terrify
timorous fearful; demonstrating fear
weak sister (slang) one who is cowardly, unreliable, etc.
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drone idle person; male bee / talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee
indolence laziness
indolent habitually inactive or idle
schmo, schmoe (slang) fool
slack
sloth laziness; slow-moving tree dwelling mammal
sloven
sluggard lazy person
sluggish inactive ; slow-moving / lazy; lethargic; not easily aroused by activity; slow to respond
supine (indolent) lying on back
torpor (torpidity) lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
truant One who is absent, evader
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affected artificial: pretended
aggrandize make someone or a nation greater in power, wealth, rank, etc. ; exaggerate; increase or intensify
blowhard a very boastful and talkative person [syn: braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter]
bluff (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.] 2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.] n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier. 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. 3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett
bombastic pompous; using inflated language
braggadocio boasting
braggart boaster
bravado swagger; assumed air of defiance
charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge
consequential pompous; self-important
distend expand; swell out
effusive expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner ; pouring out ; overflowing / pouring forth; gushing
enhance advance; improve; to make greater, better