COGAT practice words Feb 2025 Flashcards
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Desolate
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bleak & dismal emptiness
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jubilant
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joyful, triumphant
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ethereal
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airy; delicate & light
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irate
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extremely angry
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vibrant
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lively, colorful
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complacent
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satisfied; unconcerned
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audacity
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boldness, willingness to take risks
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tenacity
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persistence
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depracate
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disapprove of, disparage
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veracity
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truthfulness
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pristine
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pure and clean
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diminutive
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tiny
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frivolous
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no serious purpose or importance
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dormant
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inactive, in deep slumber
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voracious
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ravenous, extremely hungry or needy
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placid
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calm, serene
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abrasive
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rude, harsh
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elusive
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difficult to find
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culinary
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relating to cooking
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ambiguity
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open to multiple interpretations
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tranquility
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peacefulness
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malady
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illness
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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futile
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pointless, doomed to be unsuccessful
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impartial
objective, not biased
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eloquent
fluent or persuasive speech
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enigmatic
mysterious, puzzling
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somber
serious
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resilient
bounce back quickly from difficult circumstances
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vivid
intensely strong and clear images or feelings
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stringent
strict, precise, exacting
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ostentatious
showy, pretentious
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frugal
miserly, spending as little as possible
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abstruse
difficult to understand, obscure
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abate
lessen, diminish
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materialize
become actual fact, happen
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deteriorate
degrade, decay
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condone
approve
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acquit
find not guilty
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amiable
kind, friendly
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affable
friendly, pleasant, easy to talk to
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aloof
stand alone and apart
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gregarious
sociable
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congenial
to one's liking: Luke found working on films at camp a congenial activity.
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fickle
changing frequently, especially desires or tastes: "He was fickle when it came to restaurants, never choosing the same one twice."
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capricious
suddenly changeable, with no apparent cause
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vacillating
going back and forth between choices
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emboldened
giving courage or confidence
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decimated
destroyed, laid waste
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ensnared
captured
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jettison
cut loose, discard
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torrential
falling rapidly, in copious amounts
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incongruous
inconsistent, not in harmony with surroundings
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fortuitous
fortunate, lucky
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petulant
childishly sulky or ill-mannered
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appease
pacify or placate someone by agreeing to their demands
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barrage
torrent or bombardment
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charisma
attractive personality
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dissonance
lacking harmony, clashing sounds
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fluctuation
moving back and forth
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tepid
lukewarm; unenthusiastic
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sycophantic
sucking up, obsequious
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unprecedented
never happened before
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egregious
outstandingly bad, shocking
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inundated
overwhelmed
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magnanimous
generous or forgiving, especially to rival
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reclusive
hidden away, like a hermit
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trepidatious
apprehensive, nervous
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accentuate
accent, draw attention to
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bolster
support
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elucidate
bring clarity or light to
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facilitate
make something easier, assist or help
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dilapidated
in a state of disrepair or ruin, neglected
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exacerbate
make it worse
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nullify
make it void, no longer applies (as laws or rules)
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vilify
disparage, describe as a villain
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embellish
add details to (that might not be true)
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fastidious
concerned with accuracy, detail, neatness
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truncated
shortened (cut off the trunk)
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impassioned
passionate, emotional
