Cracking the GRE 1 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher | Brainscape

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Effrontery

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Noun: extreme boldness

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Fulminate

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Verb: Loudly attack or denounce

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Ingenuous

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Adj: lacking sophistication, artless

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Laud

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Verb: to praise highly

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Onerous

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Adj: troubling/burdensome

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Perfunctory

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Adj: done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

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Adj: keenly perceptive

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Prevaricate

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Verb: deliberately avoid the truth

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Solicitous

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Adj: attentive and eager

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Truculent

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Adj: fierce and cruel, eager to fight

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Abate

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Verb: to lessen in intensity or degree

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Avarice

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Noun: greed, esp. for wealth

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Castigation

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Noun: severe criticism

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Contrite

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Adj: repentant, regretful

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Demur

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Verb: to question or oppose

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