Barron's Essential Words for the GRE - Sheet3 Flashcards
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Deride
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to mock
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Derivative
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something derived
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Desiccate
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to dry completely
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Desuetude
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state of disuse
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Desultory
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random; disconnected; rambling
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Deterrent
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something that discourages or hinder
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Detraction
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the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character
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Diaphanous
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transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague
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Diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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Dichotomy
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division into two usually contradictory part
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Diffidence
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shyness; lack of confidence
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Diffuse
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to spread out
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Digression
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act of straying from the main point
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Dirge
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funeral hymn
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Disabuse
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to free from misconception
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Discerning
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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
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Discomfit
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to make uneasy; disconcert
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Discordant
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not in tune
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Discredit
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to dishonor; disgrace; caused to be doubted
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Discrepancy
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difference between
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Discrete
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constituting a separate thing; distinct
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Discretion
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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own
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Disingenuous
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not candid; crafty
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Disinterested
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unprejudiced; objective
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Disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
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Dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
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Disparage
to belittle
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Disparate
dissimilar
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Dissemble
to pretend; disguise one's motive
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Disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
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Dissident
person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.
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Dissolution
disintegration; debauchery
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Dissonance
discord; lack of harmony
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Distend
to expand; swell out
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Distill
extract the essential elements
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Distrait
inattentive; preoccupied
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Diverge
to vary; go in different direction from the same point
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Divest
to strip; deprive; rid
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Divulge
to make known something that is secret
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Doctrinaire
relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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Document
to provide with written evidence to support
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Doggerel
poor verse
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Dogmatic
stating opinions without proof
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Dormant
inactive
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Dross
waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
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Dupe
to deceive; trick
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Ebullient
exhilarated; enthusiastic
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Eclectic
selecting from various sources
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Effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes
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Effete
depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
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Efficacy
efficiency; effectiveness
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Effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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Egoism
the tendency to see things in relation to oneself
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Egotistical
excessive self-centered; conceited
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Elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
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Elicit
to provoke; draw out
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Elixir
a substance believed to have the power to cure ills
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Elysian
blissful; delightful
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Emaciated
thin and wasted
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Embellish
to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
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Emollient
soothing; mollifying
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Empirical
derived from observation or experiment
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Emulate
to imitate; copy
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Encomium
a formal expression of praise
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Endemic
inherent; belonging to an area
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Enervate
to weaken
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Engender
to cause; produce
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Enhance
to increase; improve
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Entomology
the scientific study of insects
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Enunciate
to pronounce clearly
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Ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
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Epistemology
branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
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Equable
steady; unvarying; serene
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Equanimity
composure; calmness
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Equivocate
to intentionally use vague language
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Errant
mistaken; straying away from the proper course
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Erudite
learned; scholarly
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Esoteric
hard to understand; known only to a few
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Essay
to make an attempt; subject to a test
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Estimable
admirable; possible to estimate
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Ethnocentric
based on the attitude that one's group is superior
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Etiology
causes or origins
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Etymology
origin and history of a word
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Eugenics
study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities
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Eulogy
high praise, especially of a person who has recently died
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Euphemism
use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
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Euphoria
a feeling of extreme happiness
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Euthanasia
mercy killing
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Evince
to show plainly; be an indication of
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Evocative
tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
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Exacerbate
to aggravate; make worse
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Exact
to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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Exculpate
to clear of blame; vindicate
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Execrable
detestable; abhorrent
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Exhort
to urge by strong appeals
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Exigency
crisis; urgent requirements
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Existential
having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism
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Exorcise
to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
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Expatiate
to speak or write at length
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Expatriate
to send into exile
