Unable to contain curiosity, are you? I will no longer hold you all in suspense. I am going to announce these words right away and I am sure you all will fall in love with them. As usual we will look at the word and its meaning. We will also use the word in context in order to retain it permanently in our memory.

• Minatory: The word minatory is an adjective. It means something that is baleful, threatening or ominous. Well in simpler words it is something that has bad consequences. The effect of the drug aspartame could be minatory. It means that consumption of this drug could have a very bad effect on the health in the long run.

• Sonorous: The root ‘sono’ has got to do with sound. That’s the clue!! It is a word that speaks of sound and sound only. Yes, you got it right! Sonorous is loud, booming, echoing and all the words that you can imagine thereafter.
• Frenetic: Frenetic is a frantic (anxious, worried), frenzied state of mind. In other words it is ‘mad’ state of mind.
• Heinous: Heinous is once again an adjective, it means something that is monstrously bad. An extremely bad thing is termed heinous. ‘A heinous crime’ is the contextual usage of the word. Scandalous, atrocious and odious are the other GRE high frequency synonyms of the same word. Do note them down.
• Cogent: the root ‘cog’ suggests drawing together; it also reflects a mental activity that is focused. Well, you got it right. Cogent is being sound, logical, rational, coherent and convincing. Mind you, all the synonyms mentioned here for this word are equally important for your GRE.
• Condign: Condign is an adjective which suggests suitability. Condign is well-deserving, fitting and adequate. ‘A condign punishment’ is the contextual usage of the word.
• Recreant: Recreant has a negative meaning. A recreant soldier is someone who is craven, cowardly, pusillanimous and spineless.
• Macabre: Macabre is a horrible thing to have happened. It is an adjective that is close in its meaning and negativity to the word heinous. Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle Ages, is the word used in context. The other important synonyms of the word are gruesome, morbid, grisly and ghoulish.
• Redoubtable: Redoubtable is being formidable. It is an adjective that means commanding reverence, respect or the like. The redoubtable presence of the lecturer in the class, this sentence helps you to remember the word better.
• Temerarious: Temerarious is being rash or reckless. It is being presumptuously daring. It is close to another adjective ‘audacious’ (a high frequency GRE word) which also means being insensitively bold. “I would never have been temerarious enough to make use of such a title on my own” (dictionary.com). A sentence like this helps you remember the word better.

These words are indispensable to your GRE preparation. You will anyways find some of these words in the exam. I tell you time and again that your GRE preparation is incomplete without these words. So do spend some time trying to know their meanings thoroughly. Please do not be content with the explanation given here. Try to research on the words mentioned here and come up with more number of synonyms of the words. And please use them in context to remember them better and forever.

If you want to remember meanings of words forever, then:

1. Work with the word.

2. Expand its meaning into a suitable context.

3. Relate it to the person or situation you know.

4. Share the word with your friends, colleagues

5. Try to pronounce the word aloud at least five times

Read this blog more than once to understand what’s said and suggested. Do get back to us with some more synonyms of the words given. Do not harbor doubts if you have any. Do get them clarified right away.

Wishing you all, success!!

Regards,

Anu Veluri

Manager- learnwordlist.com