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Barron's Essential Words for the GRE - Sheet8 Flashcards

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Stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

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Stentorian

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extremely loud

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Stigma

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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Stint

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to be sparing

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Stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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Stolid

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having or showing no emotion

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Stratified

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arranged in layers

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Straited

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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Stricture

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something that restraints; negative criticism

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Strident

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loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

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Strut

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to swagger; display to impress other

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Stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stupefy

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to dull the senses of; stun; astonish

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Stygian

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dark and gloomy; hellish

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Subpoena

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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Subside

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to settle down; grow quite

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Substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence

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Substantive

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essential; pertaining to the substrate

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Subsume

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to include; incorporate

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Subversive

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intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government

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Succor

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relief; help in time of distress or want

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Suffrage

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the right to vote

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Sundry

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various

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Supersede

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to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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Supine

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lying on the back; marked by lethargy

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Supplant

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to replace; substitute

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Suppliant

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beseeching

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Supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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Supposition

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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Syllogism

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a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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Sylvan

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related to the woods or forest

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Tacit

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silently understood; implied

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Talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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Tangential

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peripheral; digressing

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Tautology

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unnecessary repetition

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Taxonomy

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science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories

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Tenet

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belief; doctrine

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Tenuous

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weak; insubstantial

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Terrestrial

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earthly; commonplace

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Theocracy

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government by priests representing a god

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Thespian

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an actor or actress

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Timbre

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the characteristics quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice

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Tirade

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long, violent speech; verbal assault

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Toady

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flattered; hanger-on; yes-man

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Tome

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book; usually large and academic

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Torpor

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lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

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Torque

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a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force; the measure of a force’s tendency to produce twisting or turning and rotation around an axis

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Tortuous

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having many twists and turns; highly complex

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Tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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Tractable

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obedient; yielding

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Transgression

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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Transient

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temporary; short-lived; fleeting

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Translucent

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partially transparent

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Travail

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work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

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Travesty

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parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

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Treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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Tremulous

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trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

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Trepidation

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fear and anxiety

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Truculence

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aggressive; ferocity

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Tryst

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agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous

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Tumid

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swollen; distended

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Turbid

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muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

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Turgid

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swollen; bloated; pompous

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Tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector

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Uncanny

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mysterious; strange

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Undulating

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moving in waves

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Unfeigned

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not false; not made up; genuine

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Untenable

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indefensible

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Untoward

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not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

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Usury

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practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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Vacillate

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to waver; oscillate

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Vacuous

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empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

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Valedictory

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pertaining to a farewell

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Vapid

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tasteless; dull

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Variegated

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varied; marked with different colors

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Vaunt

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to boast; brag

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Venal

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bribable; mercenary; corruptible

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Vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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Venerate

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to adore; honor; respect

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Veracious

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truthful; accurate

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Verbose

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wordy

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Vertigo

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dizziness

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Vexation

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irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

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Viable

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practicable; capable of developing

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Vindictive

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spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

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Virtuoso

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someone with masterly skills; expert musician

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Visage

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countenance; appearance; aspect

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Viscous

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thick, syrupy, and sticky

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Vitiate

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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

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Vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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Vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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Vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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Volatile

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tending to very frequently; fickle

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Vortex

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whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

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Warranted

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justified

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Wary

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careful; cautious

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Welter

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to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

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Whimsical

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fanciful; unpredictable

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Wistful

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vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

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Zealot

A

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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