Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: A fate or outcome that is often disastrous or destructive, usually seen as unavoidable.

Example: The villagers feared that the storm would bring doom to their homes.

Definition: To cause someone or something to experience a terrible fate or to be ruined.

Example: The storm seemed to doom the entire village to destruction.

Definition: Certain to experience a negative outcome or failure that cannot be avoided.

Example: The project was doomed from the start due to lack of funding.

Definition: A person who predicts disaster or negative events, often in a pessimistic way.

Example: The doomsayer warned everyone about the dangers of climate change.

Definition: The act of predicting bad things will happen in the future.

Example: His doomsaying about the economy worried many people.

Definition: To predict or proclaim that something bad will happen, often in a dramatic or exaggerated way.

Example: The doomsaying about the economy has caused many people to worry about their jobs.

Definition: A chemical in the brain that helps transmit signals between nerve cells and is involved in feelings of pleasure and reward.

Example: After exercising, many people feel a boost in dopamine, which makes them feel happy.

Definition: Relating to or activated by a chemical in the brain called dopamine, which plays a key role in mood and behavior.

Example: Certain medications are dopaminergic, meaning they affect the levels of dopamine in the brain.

Definition: A material added in small quantities to another substance to change its properties, especially in electronics to improve conductivity.

Example: Boron is often used as a dopant in silicon to enhance its electrical properties.

Definition: Describing something that has been treated with a substance, often to enhance performance or appearance, or referring to being under the influence of drugs.

Example: The athlete was disqualified for competing while doped.

Definition: To have given someone or something a drug, often to enhance performance or alter behavior.

Example: The athlete was doped before the competition, which led to a scandal.

Definition: The act of using drugs or other substances to enhance athletic performance, often in a way that is against the rules of sports.

Example: The athlete was banned for doping after testing positive for a banned substance.

Definition: A person who looks very similar to another person, often referred to as a double or look-alike.

Example: She met her doppelganger at the party, and they couldn't believe how much they looked alike.