Vocabulário Avançado para o GRE - Ondulações em uma lagoa

able to bring about dangerous or destructive consequences

nefasto, desastroso

possessing the quality of being the most important or basic part of something

cardeal, essencial

simultaneously occurring with something else as it is either related to it or an outcome of it

concomitante, simultâneo

producing results that are contrary to what was intended

contraproducente, desfuncional

of no determination, competence, or strength

inábil, inepto

not relevant or significant to the current situation, discussion, etc.

imaterial, irrelevante

recently started to develop, thus not complete

incipiente, incompleto

lacking significance or importance

inconsequente, insignificante

lasting for only a brief period

transitório, efémero

without any value or importance

insignificante, trivial

capable of easily being molded or shaped into taking another form

plástico, moldável

extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events, often suggesting something bad or threatening

portentoso, presagioso

referring or relating to a past event

retrospectivo, retrospectiva

to make a person or thing seem more important or impressive than they actually are

agigantar, exaltar

to end or lessen a person's anger by giving in to their demands

apaziguar, acalmar

to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount

atenuar, diminuir

to have a rapid development or growth

crescer rapidamente, florescer

to restrict the things someone can or wants to do

constringir, limitar

to end by coming to a climactic point

culminar, concluir

to stop a person from doing what they initially intended

desviar, afastar

to raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position

elevar, promover

to either worsen or cause violence, trouble, etc.

fomentar, incitar

to push someone into taking action, particularly by evoking a strong emotion in them

galvanizar, impelir

to help someone feel relaxed and calm or to help them fall asleep

acalmar, fazer dormir

to grow in strength, size, intensity, etc.

crescer, aumentar

to incorrectly state what or who created or caused something

atribuir incorretamente, erroneamente atribuir

to be widely common, applied, or recognized

prevalecer, aplicar-se

to move back and forth in a regular rhythm between two or more states, positions, or opinions

oscilar, variar

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

ofuscar, oferecer mais destaque que

to expand to every part of a thing

permeiam, penetrar

to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size

proliferar, multiplicar

to forcefully bring the development or growth of something that is troubling to an end

reprimir, silenciar

to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date

substituir, supplantar

a thing that reduces the chances of someone doing something because it makes them aware of its difficulties or consequences

dissuasor, deterrente

the moment in which a situation or life is at its lowest or worst

o nadir, o ponto mais baixo

someone or something that comes before another of the same type, acting as a sign of what will come next

precursor, antecessor

to keep something bad under control in order to prevent deterioration or to slow down its spread or development

controlar, detê-los

(of roads, paths, lines, etc.) to lead toward a point that connects them

convergir, unir-se

the situation or condition that is currently at hand

status quo, situação atual

to help reduce the severity of an unpleasant feeling

amenizar, aliviar

the highest point that a certain celestial body reaches, directly above an observer

zênite