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201-300 Words for 160+ Score Flashcards

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peril

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GRE: danger or trouble
exposure to risk
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‘‘She seemed blissfully unaware of the peril she was in.’’

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render

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GRE: to give in acknowledgement of dependence or obligation: pay
to give up
kuch karna because you are obliged to do it
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‘‘He witnessed a car accident and stopped to render aid.’’

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eviscerate

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GRE: used as depriving of vital content or force
to clean / disembowel usually used in the context of removing an organ.
deprive (something) of its essential content
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‘‘The bank is going to eviscerate the crooked businessman by freezing his assets.’’

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spurring

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to incite action or to stimulate
“her sons’ passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business”

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codifying

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to arrange or assign according to type.
usually used with the word cataloging.

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shackle

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(handcuffs)
something that physically prevents free movement.
usually used with the word stifle.

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admonish

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GRE: used as ‘to indicate duties or obligations to’
to criticize usually gently so as to correct a fault
‘‘he admonished her for the error’’

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enliven

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(naruto)
to give life, action or spirit to: animate

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preclude

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to close out or make impossible by necessary consequence: rule out in advance
‘‘We will preclude it from consideration’’
‘‘Their secret opinion of one another didn’t preclude them from being mutually polite.’’

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symbiosis

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symbiotic:
cooperative relationship or mutualism
denoting a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups
‘‘The birds live in symbiosis with the cattle, picking insects from their skin to eat.’’

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stasis

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a state of static balance or equilibrium: stagnation
Usually used with inertia
‘‘She’s in a stasis right now, caught between life and death.’’

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espoused

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(from the word spouse)
GRE: marry
to become attached to

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eschewed

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to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: shun
to deliberately avoid
“he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”

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derided

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ridicule
mock
usually used with ‘lambaste’
lambaste: criticize (someone or something) harshly.
‘‘People once derided the idea that man could fly.’’

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bedrock

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(rock-bottom)
GRE: lowest point
basis / foundation

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index

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GRE: as indicating something or as a measure of
an arrow shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information
“exam results may serve as an index of the teacher’s effectiveness”

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catalyst

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something that provoked significant change or action
‘‘War is the most powerful catalyst in technical developments.’’

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diatribe

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GRE: Ironic or satirical criticism
Abusive speech
‘‘An example of a diatribe is a father lecturing his son about how the son is not doing anything with his life.’’

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disquisition

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a systematic search for truth or facts about something
‘‘Adam Smith’s celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations’’
‘‘the advocate gave a two-hour disquisition on the pros and cons of the American medical system’’

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malfeasance

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misbehaviour or fraud
‘‘He was accused of malfeasance in office’’

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hysteria

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GRE: uproar or agitation
wildly excited activity or emotion
behavior that seems excessive and out of control.
‘‘The spreading of the disease caused mass hysteria in the village.’’

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pathos

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an emotion of sympathetic pity
‘‘The dramatic performance was rich in sad pathos and left the audience with teary eyes’’

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lucubration

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intensive study
‘‘The book is a collection of lucubrations on the effect advancements in computer science have on economic policy.’’

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polarised

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to unify or unite
‘‘The war has polarized the nation.’’

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reparations
remuneration (payment to another for a loss or injury) "the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim"
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stratify
to divide or arrange into classes, castes or social strata. Paired with the word hierarchical ''stratified by age and gender.''
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indictment
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime ''The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters.''
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denunciations
public or formal expressions of disapproval. Paired with indictment "denunciation of his reckless methods"
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extenuated
GRE: make something less bad by making excuses To mitigate or make something less worse ''The woman's troubled childhood wasn't enough to extenuate or excuse her of killing her husband'' ''Shahbaz tries to extenuate Aima's cheating and make it seem as if her affairs are no big deal''
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stymied
to prevent
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staid
boring / ill fashioned
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vilified
(villain-ified) to defame
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repudiate
to reject deny the truth or validity of often used with the word recant ''I utterly repudiate those remarks'' "the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses"
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recant
you no longer hold that belief
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ornate
elaborately or excessively decorate ''The church has an ornate black and white marbled interior.''
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castigate
punishment penalising ''Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness''
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countenance
to extend approval or toleration to Paired with sanction ''he was reluctant to countenance the use of force''
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pedestrian
commonplace paired with unimaginative
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indeterminacy
(Not determined) Vague or not known in advance
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Pacific
(from the word pacify) Peaceful paired with Dovish “a pacific gesture”
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indolent
Lethargic or Lazy “they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure”
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erroneous
GRE: wandering Mistaken “He has an erroneous opinion about the problem.” “No erroneous ideas should be allowed to spread unchecked.”
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delusive
Deceiving Paired with specious specious: misleadingly attractive. “The delusive ad made it seem that the senator had did things she had not.”
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Relic
Remains of Past Vestige Shadow Trace
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Ephemeral
Short lived "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"
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oracular
(The Oracle from Matrix) a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions “In this oracular role, though, she does not speak for herself.”
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prophetic
(From prophecy) Predictive
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mirthful
Good humour Paired with Jovial “Her funny costume caused much mirthful laughter among the guests” “She had even lost the mob popularity which she had once gained by her jovial manners.”
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tepid
GRE: showing little or no enthusiasm Lacking energy "the applause was tepid"
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strenuous
GRE: aggressive Energetic “The proposal has faced strenuous opposition”
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arduous
GRE: challenging Marked by great effort “It was an arduous climb up the mountain.”
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subjective
Technical “Law can be maddeningly subjective.”
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fastidious
demanding or hard to please Gordon Ramsay maybe? ''Luvly was fastidious about his appearance and he expected the woman at his side to mirror that image.''
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puerile
babyish or immature ''a puerile argument''
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pragmatist
a practical approach to problems / affairs ''He is a political pragmatist, not an idealist''
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hodgepodge
mixed up confusion welter paired with Patchwork ''Over the years numerous well-known architects worked on the palace, and it is known for the hodgepodge of architectural styles''
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paradigm
pattern a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model. "society's paradigm of the ‘ideal woman’"
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affable
friendly "an affable and agreeable companion"
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antagonistic
inimical marked by ill will paired with adversarial ''He's always antagonistic towards new ideas''
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dichotomous
2 opposing groups Paired with contradiction ''The U.S. is politically dichotomous, being divided into two main parties''
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subversive
destructive ''He was engaged in subversive activities''
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trifling
unimportant paired with minimal ''Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat.''
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momentous
important paired with significant ''Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family''
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oust
force someone to leave a place paired with force out ''The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.''
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belie
to misrepresent paired with Mask ''Her looks belie her 50 years'' ''The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.''
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obscure
hard to understand complicate paired with the word opaque / inaccessible
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professed
opened and freely acknowledged paired with Proclaim
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antediluvian
ancient or old ridiculously old-fashioned paired with Archaic ''My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.''
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flighty
lacking stability paired with Capriciousness "you may be seen as too flighty and lightweight for real responsibility"
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chauvinistic
attitude of superiority in a negative sense (race, nationality, gender etc) paired with Patronise patronise: treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority. An example of patronize is when someone speaks slowly to an older person who can hear perfectly well. ''When she tried to become an engineer, she came up against a lot of male chauvinism.''
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discern
to recognise as separate paired with detect / discovered "I can discern no difference between the two policies"
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envisage
to have a mental of picture of visualize paired with Conjure up "he knew what he liked but had difficulty envisaging it"
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pugnacious
someone who fights / quarrels paired with TRUCULENT truculent: eager or quick to argue or fight ''Squirrels are restless, pugnacious little animals''
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clandestine
secretive paired with SURREPTITIOUS / FURTIVE surreptitious: kept secret ''He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years''
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precarious
dangerous paired with PERILOUS ''He earned a precarious livelihood/living by gambling.''
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stave off
delay something bad or dangerous paired with: FORESTALL OBVIATE PRECLUDE ''We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.''
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prosaic
dull paired with: VAPID BANAL: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring HACKNEYED: overused; unoriginal INSIPID: boring COMMONPLACE UNEXCEPTIONAL MUNDANE PEDESTRIAN ''shopping for groceries or running errands is prosaic''
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knotty
difficult to understand paired with: LABYRINTHINE COMPLICATED "a knotty legal problem''
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extraneous
irrelevant ''Such details are extraneous to the matter in hand.''
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rapacious
paired with: AVARICIOUS: extreme greed COVETOUS: great desire to possess something belonging to someone else
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engender
produce paired with YIELD cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition) ''The newly-cleaned park engendered great pride in the people who use it.''
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heterogeneous
eclectic mixed different paired with: DISSIMILAR ''Its population, then as at the present day, was a heterogeneous collection of all races.''
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impair
hamstring less than perfect condition paired with UNDERMINED ''Smoking can impair your health.''
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abound
to be present in large quantities paired with PROLIFERATE ''The coasts abound with fish.''
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coalesce
to unite paired with CONJUGATE COLLECT ''The edges of the wound coalesced.''
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conundrum
something hard to understand or explain paired with RIDDLE ''He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience''
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paragon
a model of excellence / perfection paired with EXEMPLAR "it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous" (behavior showing high moral standards)
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prototype
paired with MODEL
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nettlesome
irritating paired with VEXATION: being annoyed, frustrated, or worried ''But as nettlesome as these issues can be''
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incontrovertible
not able to be denied paired with INDISPUTABLE "incontrovertible proof"
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palpable
capable of being touched or felt. paired with TANGIBLE ''There was a palpable excitement in the air as the town prepared for the festival''
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aberration
deviating from the norm paired with ANOMALY ''In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.'' ''She is normally calm and level headed, so this outburst is an aberration.''
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altruism
generous paired with BENEFICENCE
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exactitude
(exact) attention to detail paired with METICULOUS (exacting means careful attention but used as exhausting)
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eminence
paired with SUPERIORITY fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere. ''People with eminence are highly regarded in their respective fields.''
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unimpeachable
reliable beyond a doubt paired with BLAMELESS ''the Bishop was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character''
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unassuming
modest ''His unassuming manner gave no hint of his vast knowledge of music''
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idealistic
paired with QUIXOTIC unrealistically aiming for perfection
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seditious
causing people to rebel paired with: PROVOCATIVE INCITE ''She was suspected of having in her possession documents of a seditious character.''

GRE words list by Saad (6 decks)

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