+ 50 GRE Words Flashcards

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Futility

A

pointlessness or uselessness

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Decry

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publicly denounce

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3
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Approbate

A

approve formally

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Verisimilitude

A

the appearance of being true or real

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5
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Expunged

A

erase completely (a minor might have their record expunged)

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Transmuting (transmute)

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change in form, nature or substance

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Contentious

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likely to cause an argument, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, belligerent

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Prognostication

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foretell, or prophesy of future event (verb)

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9
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Splenetic

A

bad tempered

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Callous

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cruel disregard (callous comments)

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Fulminate

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denounce strongly (fulminated against the evils)

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12
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Sequester

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keep separate

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Assimilate

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absorb or understand. It’s not easy to assimilate into the French culture.

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14
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Atrophied

A

withered (muscles had atrophied)

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15
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Jounced

A

jump up and down

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16
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Abhorrence

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feeling of repulsion, disgusted loatheing

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Aboriginal

A

indigenous

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Reeled

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wavered (reeled out of the bar) or fell back as from a blow (he reeled from the blow)

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19
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Revered

A

honored

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20
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Chastened

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the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops (having a restraining effect on)

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21
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Ingenious

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clever, original, and inventive. “he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget” ingenUous - childlike/innocent. InDIGENous - native

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Apace

A

swiftly

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Headlong

A

rush

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Abet

A

assist

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Ancillary

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ancillary services, support or assist

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Countenance

A

support, OR facial expression

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Espouse

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support

28
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Mainstay

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the foundation of, farming is the mainstay of the rural economy

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Munificent

A

generous gift

30
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Stalwart

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hardworking supporte

31
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Sustenance

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support. Maintained two cows for the sustenance of her family

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Bilious -

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either nauseous, OR bad tempered

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Pettish

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hildishly, bad tempered. She came across as spoiled and pettish

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Petulant

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same as pettish

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Pique

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state of irritation (noun), feel irritated (piqued)

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Waspish

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readily expressing anger or irritation. She had a waspish tongue

37
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Proselyte

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new believer, neophyte

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Callow

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inexperienced and immature. Earnest and callow undergraduates. Callow first year analysts.

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Mordacious

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sarcastic, biting. Teenagers speak with a mordacious tone to their parents

40
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Mordant

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biting, critical quality. Mordant sense of humor

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Trite

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boring, lacking originality. This VC pitch seems obvious and trite.

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Prosaic

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full, ordinary. Prosaic day to day concerns.

43
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Debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual and especially sexual pleasures (noun)

44
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Dissipated

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overindulging in sensual behavior (adj) dissipated behavior

45
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Reprobate

A

unprincipled person. Buried among criminals and reprobates.

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Salacious

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conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters. Magazines often have a salacious headline.

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Sordid

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below normal standards of human decency and dignity. Painted a sordid picture of bribed and scams

48
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Turpitude

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wickedness. Moral turpitude

49
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Evanescent

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ephemeral

50
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Effusive

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enthusiastically or expressive emotions. They received an effusive welcome