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Barron's Essential Words for the GRE - Sheet4 Flashcards

1
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Expiate

A

to atone for

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Explicate

A

to explain; interpret; clarify

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Expository

A

explanatory

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Extant

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in existence; not lost

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Extemporaneous

A

unrehearsed

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Extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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Extraneous

A

not essential

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Extrapolation

A

the act of estimating by projecting known information

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Extrinsic

A

not inherent or essential

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Facetious

A

humorous

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Facilitate

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to make less difficult

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Factotum

A

a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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Fallacious

A

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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Fallow

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plowed buy not sowed; uncultivated

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Fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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Fauna

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animals of a period or region

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Fawning

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seeking favor by flattering

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Felicitous

A

suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

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Feral

A

existing in a wild or untamed state

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Fervor

A

warmth and intensity of emotion

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Fetid

A

having a bad smell

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Fetter

A

to bind; confine

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23
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Fiat

A

arbitrary order; authorization

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24
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Fidelity

A

loyalty; exact correspondence

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Fillibuster

A

use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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Finesse

A

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance

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Fissure

A

crevice; crack in a stone

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Flag

A

to droop; grow weak

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Fledgling

A

beginner; novice

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Flora

A

plants of a region or era

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Florid

A

ruddy; reddish; flowery

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32
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Flourish

A

an embellishment or ornamentation

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33
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Flout

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to treat scornfully

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Flux

A

flowing; a continuous moving

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35
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Foment

A

to incite, arouse

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36
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Forbearance

A

patience

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37
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Forestall

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to prevent; delay

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Formidable

A

menacing; threatening

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39
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Forswear

A

renounce

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Founder

A

to sink; fail; collapse

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41
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Fracas

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a loud quarrel; brawl

42
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Fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

43
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Fresco

A

a painting done on plaster

44
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Frieze

A

ornamental band on a wall

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Froward

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

46
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Frugality

A

thrift

47
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Fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce

48
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Fulsome

A

so excessive as to be disgusting

49
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Fusion

A

union; synthesis

50
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Futile

A

ineffective; useless; fruitless

51
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Gainsay

A

to deny; dispute; oppose

52
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Gambol

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to frolic; leap playfully

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Garrulous

A

very talkative; wordy

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Gauche

A

coarse and uncouth; clumsy

55
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Geniality

A

cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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Gerrymander

A

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

57
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Glib

A

fluent in an insincere way; offhand

58
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Goad

A

to prod; urge on

59
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Gossamer

A

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

60
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Gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

61
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Grandiloquent

A

pompous; bombastic

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Gregarious

A

sociable

63
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Grouse

A

to complain

64
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Guileless

A

free of cunning or deceit; artless

65
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Guise

A

outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

66
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Gullible

A

easily deceived

67
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Gustatory

A

affecting the sense of taste

68
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Halcyon

A

calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

69
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Hallowed

A

holy; sacred

70
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Harangue

A

long, pompous speech; tirade

71
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Harrowing

A

extremely distressing; terrifying

72
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Herbivorous

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relating to herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

73
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Hermetic

A

tightly sealed; magical

74
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Heterodox

A

unorthodox, not widely accepted

75
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Hieroglyphics

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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics

76
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Hirsute

A

covered with hair

77
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Histrionic

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances

78
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Homeostasis

A

automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself

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Homily

A

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

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Homogeneous

A

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

81
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Hyperbole

A

purposeful exaggeration for effect

82
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Iconoclastic

A

attacking cherished traditions

83
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Idolatry

A

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

84
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Igneous

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produced by fire; volcanic

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Imbroglio

A

complicated situation; an entanglement

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Immutable

A

unchangeable

87
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Impair

A

to damage; injure

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Impassive

A

showing no emotion

89
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Impecunious

A

poor; having no money

90
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Impede

A

to hinder; block

91
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Impermeable

A

impossible to penetrate

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Imperturbable

A

not easily disturbed

93
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Impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

94
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Impinge

A

to strike; encroach

95
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Implacable

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inflexible; incapable of being pleased

96
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Implausible

A

unlikely; unbelievable

97
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Implicit

A

implied; understood but not stated

98
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Implode

A

collapse inward violently

99
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Imprecation

A

curse

100
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Impute

A

to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristics

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