Common GRE Vocab Set #2 Flashcards by Sharilyn Taylor

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amalgamate

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to mix or blend together in a homogenous body

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ameliorate

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to make better or improve

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anecdote

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a short account of an interesting incident

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archipelago

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a large group of islands

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artifice

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cleverness or skill

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ascetic

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given to severe self-denial; practicing excessive abstinence

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assiduous

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persistent; unceasing

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astute

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keen; wise

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audacious

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fearless

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austere

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unadorned; severely simple

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aver

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to avouch, justify, or prove

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banal

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trite; commonplace; boring

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base

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the underlying concept of a system of theory

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beset

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to surround; to reinforce

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blatant

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offensively loud

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bolster

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to support; to reinforce

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bombastic

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using inflated language; pompous

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boon

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a timely benefit

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brevity

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briefness or conciseness

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browbeat

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to intimidate in an overbearing manner

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bumptious

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offensively self-assertive; pushy

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bungle

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to perform clumsily or inadequately; botch

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burgeon

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to grow forth; to send out buds

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cacophony

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a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or tone

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callous

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insensitive; indifferent

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calumniate

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to make false and malicious statements about

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candor

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to be open and sincere

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chicanery

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use of trickery to deceive

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churl

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a rude, boorish, and surly person

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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary piece; something that summarizes

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cognizant

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aware; taking notice

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colloquial

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pertaining to common speech

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complacency

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a feeling of quiet security

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confidante

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one to whom secrets are confided

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congruous

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appropriate or fitting

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consternation

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panic

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contrite

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feeling regret and sorrow for one’s sins or offenses; penitent

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contumacious

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rebellious

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corroborate

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to make more certain; confirm