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Baron's 333 Flashcards

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abate

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subside or moderate

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aberrant

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deviant or abnormal

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abeyance

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suspended action

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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admonish

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warn or reprove

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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aesthetic

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artistic

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aggregate

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to gather or accumulate

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alacrity

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eagerness; cheerful promptness

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alleviate

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relieve

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amalgamate

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to combine; unite in one body

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ambiguous

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unclear

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ambivalence

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conflicting emotional attitudes

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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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misplaced in time

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analogous

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comparable

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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antipathy

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aversion; dislike

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apathy

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indifference

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appease

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pacify or soothe

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apprise

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inform

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approbation

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approval

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appropriate

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acquire; necessary

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arduous

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strenuous

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artless

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open and honest

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ascetic

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austere

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assiduous

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diligent

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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy; soothe

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attenuated

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weaken or lessen; make thinner

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audacious

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daring; bold

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austere

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stern; severely simple and unornamental

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aver

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assert confidently

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banal

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hackneyed; trite; commonly used

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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beneficent

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kindly; doing good

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bolster

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support

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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

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burgeon

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grow forth

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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing

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buttress

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support; prop up

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cacophonous

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inharmonious; discordant

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

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castigation

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reprimand harshly

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catalyst

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agent that stimulates a reaction

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caustic

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burning; sarcastically biting

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal; clot

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coda

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something that summarises (concluding section)

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cogent

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convincing

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commensurate

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proportionate

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compendium

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brief comprehensive summary

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complaisant

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overly polite; obliging;

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compliant

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yielding; conforming to requirements

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conciliatory

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reconciling; soothing

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condone

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overlook; excuse; give tacit approval

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confound

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confuse

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connoisseur

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a lover of an art

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contention

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claim; thesis

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contrite

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penitent; expressing remorse

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conundrum

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riddle

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converge

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approach; tend to meet; come together

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convoluted

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coiled around; involved; intricate

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craven

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cowardly

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daunt

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intimidate

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decorum

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propriety

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default

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failure to act

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

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delineate

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depict; sketch; expand; differentiate

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denigrate

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blacken; taint someone’s reputation falsely

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deride (derision)

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ridicule; make fun of

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derivative

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unoriginal

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desiccate

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dry up

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desultory

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aimless; haphazard

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deterrent

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something that discourages; hindrance

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diatribe

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bitter scolding; invective

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dichotomy

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split; branching into two parts (contradictory)

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diffidence

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shyness

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diffuse

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wordy; spread out;

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digression

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wandering away from the subject

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dirge

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lament with music

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disabuse

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correct a false impression

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discerning

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mentally quick and observant; having insight

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discordant

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inharmonious

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discredit

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defame

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discrepancy

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lack of consistency

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discrete

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unconnected

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disingenuous

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insincere

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disinterested

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unprejudiced

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disjointed

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lacking coherence

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dismiss

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reject

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disparage

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belittle

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disparate

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basically different; unrelated

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dissemble

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disguise; pretend

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disseminate

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distribute; spread

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dissolution

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disintegration; looseness in morals

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dissonance

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discord; opposite of harmony

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distend

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expand; swell out

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distill

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purify; refine; concentrate

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diverge

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vary; go in different directions

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divest

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strip; deprive

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document

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provide with evidence

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dogmatic

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opinionated; doctrinal; arbitrary

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dormant

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sleeping; lethargic

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dupe

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someone easily fooled; fool someone

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ebullient

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showing excitement

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eclectic

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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

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efficacy

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power to produce a desired effect

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effrontery

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impudence; sheer nerve; presumptuousness

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elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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drawn out by discussion

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embellish

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adorn; enhance as a story

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empirical

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based on experience and evidence

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emulate

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imitate: rival

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endemic

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prevailing among a specific group of people or an area

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enervate

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weaken

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engender

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cause; produce

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enhance

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increase; improve

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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equanimity

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calmness of temperament; composure

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equivocate

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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

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erudite

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learned; scholarly

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to chosen few

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eulogy

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expression of praise; often on the occasion of someone’s death

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euphemism

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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

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exacerbate

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worsen

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exculpate

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clear from blame; vindicate

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exigency

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state of requiring immediate attention

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extrapolation

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projection; superfluous

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately)

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facilitate

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help bring about

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fallacious

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false; misleading

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fatuous

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brainless; inane; foolish , yet smug

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fawning

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trying to please by behaving obsequiously , flattering

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felicitous

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apt; suitably expressed

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fervor

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glowing ardor

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flag

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droop; grow feeble

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fledgling

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inexperienced

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flout

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reject; mock; show contempt of

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foment

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stir up; instigate

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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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frugality

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thrift; economy

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futile

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useless

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gainsay

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deny

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garrulous

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loquacious; wordy

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goad

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urge on

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gouge

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overcharge

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grandiloquent

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bombastic

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gregarious

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sociable

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guileless

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without deceit

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gullible

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easily deceived

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harangue

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long , passionate and vehement

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homogenous

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of the same kind

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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iconoclast

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attacking cherished traditions

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idolatry

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worship of idols; excessive admiration

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immutable

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unchangeable

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impair

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injure

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impassive

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without feeling; stoical; imperturbable

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impede

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hinder; block

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impermeable

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impervious

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imperturbable

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calm; placid

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impervious

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impenetrable

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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implicit

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understood but not stated

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implode

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burst inward

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inadverdently

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unintentionally; carelessly

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inchoate

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recently begun; rudimentary

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incongruity

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lack of harmony; absurdity

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inconsequential

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insignificant

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole

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indeterminate

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uncertain

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indigence

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poverty

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indolent

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lazy

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inert

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inactive; lacking power to move

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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innocuous

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harmless

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insensible

A

unconscious; unresponsive

183
Q

insinuate

A

hint; imply

184
Q

insipid

A

lacking in flavour; dull

185
Q

insularity

A

narrow-mindedness; isolation

186
Q

intractable

A

unruly; stubborn; yielding

187
Q

intransigence

A

stubborn; obdurate

188
Q

inundated

A

overwhelm; flood; deluge

189
Q

inured

A

accustomed; hardened

190
Q

invective

A

abuse

191
Q

irascible

A

irritable

192
Q

irresolute

A

uncertain how to act; weak

193
Q

itinerary

A

plan of a trip

194
Q

laconic

A

brief and to the point

195
Q

lassitude

A

languor; weariness

196
Q

latent

A

potential but undeveloped

197
Q

laud

A

praise

198
Q

lethargic

A

drowsy; dull; full of lassitude

199
Q

levee

A

earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding

200
Q

levity

A

lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity

201
Q

log

A

record of a voyage or flight

202
Q

loquacious

A

talkative

203
Q

lucid

A

easily understood; clear; intelligible

204
Q

luminous

A

shining

205
Q

magnanimity

A

generosity

206
Q

malingerer

A

one who feigns illness to escape to duty

207
Q

malleable

A

impressionable

208
Q

maverick

A

rebel; nonconformist

209
Q

mendacious

A

lying; habitually dishonest

210
Q

metamorphosis

A

change of form

211
Q

meticulous

A

excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

212
Q

misanthrope

A

one who hates mankind

213
Q

mitigate

A

lessen in intensity; moderate; appease

214
Q

mollify

A

soothe

215
Q

morose

A

ill-humoured; melancholy

216
Q

mundane

A

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

217
Q

negate

A

cancel out; deny

218
Q

neophyte

A

recent convert; beginner

219
Q

obdurate

A

stubborn

220
Q

obsequious

A

servile; sycophantic; slavishly attentive

221
Q

obviate

A

make unnecessary; get rid of

222
Q

occlude

A

shut; close

223
Q

officious

A

meddlesome; excessively pushy in one’s services

224
Q

onerous

A

burdensome

225
Q

opprobrium

A

infamy; vilification

226
Q

oscillate

A

waver

227
Q

ostentatious

A

showy; pretentious

228
Q

paragon

A

model of perfection

229
Q

partisan

A

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

230
Q

pathological

A

pertaining to disease

231
Q

paucity

A

scarcity

232
Q

pedantic

A

showing off learning; bookish

233
Q

penchant

A

strong inclination

234
Q

penury

A

severe poverty; stinginess

235
Q

perennial

A

something long-lasting

236
Q

perfidious

A

treacherous

237
Q

perfunctory

A

superficial; not thorough; lacking interest , care

238
Q

permeable

A

penetrable

239
Q

pervasive

A

spread throughout

240
Q

phlegmatic

A

calm; not easily disturbed

241
Q

piety

A

devoutness

242
Q

placate

A

pacify; conciliate

243
Q

plasticity

A

ability to be moulded

244
Q

platitude

A

trite remark

245
Q

plethora

A

excess

246
Q

plummet

A

fall sharply

247
Q

porous

A

like a sieve

248
Q

pragmatic

A

practical

249
Q

preamble

A

introductory statement

250
Q

precarious

A

uncertain; risky

251
Q

precipitate

A

rash; premature; hasty; sudden

252
Q

precursor

A

forerunner; harbinger

253
Q

presumptuous

A

arrogant; taking liberties

254
Q

prevaricate

A

to lie; (be evasive)

255
Q

pristine

A

characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

256
Q

probity

A

uprightness; incorruptibility

257
Q

problematic

A

doubtful; questionable

258
Q

prodigal

A

wasteful

259
Q

profound

A

deep; not superficial

260
Q

prohibitive

A

inclined to prevent or forbid

261
Q

proliferate

A

grow rapidly; spread; multiply

262
Q

propensity

A

natural inclination

263
Q

propitiate

A

appease (negative)

264
Q

propriety

A

proper conduct

265
Q

proscribe

A

ostracise; banish; outlaw

266
Q

pungent

A

stinging; caustic

267
Q

qualified

A

limited; restricted

268
Q

quibble

A

minor objection or complaint

269
Q

quiscent

A

at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

270
Q

rarefied

A

made less dense (of a gas)

271
Q

recalcitrant

A

obstinately stubborn; intractable

272
Q

recant

A

retract a previous statement; confess an error

273
Q

recluse

A

hermit; loner

274
Q

recondite

A

abstruse; profound; secret

275
Q

refractory

A

stubborn

276
Q

refute

A

disprove

277
Q

relegate

A

banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

278
Q

reproach

A

express disapproval

279
Q

reprobate

A

person hardened by sin; devoid of a sense of decency

280
Q

repudiate

A

disown; disavow

281
Q

rescind

A

cancel

282
Q

resolution

A

determination

283
Q

resolve

A

determination; firmness of purpose

284
Q

reticent

A

reserved; uncommunicative

285
Q

reverent

A

respectful; worshipful

286
Q

sage

A

person celebrated for wisdom

287
Q

salubrious

A

healthful

288
Q

sanction

A

approve; ratify

289
Q

satiate

A

satisfy fully

290
Q

saturate

A

soak thoroughly

291
Q

savour

A

enjoy

292
Q

secrete

A

hide away or cache

293
Q

shard

A

fragment

294
Q

skeptic

A

doubter

295
Q

solicious

A

worried; concerned

296
Q

soporific

A

causing sleep

297
Q

specious

A

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading

298
Q

spectrum

A

band of extremes

299
Q

sporadic

A

occurring irregularly

300
Q

stigma

A

token of disgrace; brand

301
Q

stint

A

be thrifty; parsimonious

302
Q

stipulate

A

make express conditions

303
Q

stolid

A

dull; impassive

304
Q

striated

A

masked with parallel bands; grooved

305
Q

strut

A

pompous walk; supporting bar

306
Q

subpoena

A

writ summoning a witness to appear

307
Q

subside

A

settle down; descend; grow quiet

308
Q

substantiate

A

establish by evidence; verify

309
Q

supersede

A

cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete

310
Q

supposition

A

hypothesis; surmise

311
Q

tacit

A

understood; not put into words

312
Q

tangential

A

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

313
Q

tenuous

A

thin; rare; slim

314
Q

tirade

A

extended scolding

315
Q

torpor

A

lethargy; sluggishness

316
Q

tortuous

A

winding; full of curves

317
Q

tractable

A

docile; easily managed

318
Q

transgression

A

violation of a law; sin

319
Q

truculence

A

aggressiveness; ferocity

320
Q

vacillate

A

waver; fluctuate

321
Q

venerate

A

revere

322
Q

veracious

A

truthful

323
Q

verbose

A

wordy

324
Q

viable

A

practical or workable

325
Q

viscous

A

sticky; gluey

326
Q

vituperative

A

abusive; scolding

327
Q

volatile

A

changing; explosive

328
Q

warranted

A

justified

329
Q

weary

A

very cautious

330
Q

welter

A

turmoil; bewildering jumble

331
Q

whimsical

A

capricious; fanciful

332
Q

zealot

A

fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

GRE Vocabulary (2 decks)

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