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GRE Word List # GRE/W71

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Description of urchin (noun: urchins)
poor and often mischievous city child



   
Description of charisma (noun: charismata)
personal magnetism



   
Description of fracas (noun: fracases, fracas)
noisy quarrel



   
Description of anesthetic (noun)
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations



   
Description of potentate (noun: potentates)
a ruler who is unconstrained by law



   
Description of galaxy (noun: galaxies)
system of stars held together by gravity



   
Description of bowdlerize (verb: bowdlerized; bowdlerized; bowdlerizing)
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; expurgate; castrate; shorten



   
Description of apathetic (adjective)
marked by a lack of interest



   
Description of nape (noun)
the back side of the neck; nucha



   
Description of rataplan (noun)
the sound made by beating a drum; drumbeat



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