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Day 2 Flashcards

1
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cupidity

A

greed

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dearth

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scarcity

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debonair

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urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful and carefree

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4
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decadence

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decay

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5
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deluge

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flood or rush

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6
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denouement

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outcome

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7
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depose

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dethrone

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depredation

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plundering

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9
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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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10
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descry

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catch sight of

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11
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desiccate

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to dry up

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12
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despoil

A

to strip of valuables or rob

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13
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despot

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tyrant; harsh

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14
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desuetude

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state of disuse

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15
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desultory

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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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16
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detraction

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slandering or aspersion

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17
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dialectical

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delating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal

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18
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diatribe

A

bitter scolding

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19
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dichotomy

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split; branching into two parts

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20
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dictum

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authoritative and weighty statement

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21
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didactic

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teaching; instructional

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22
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diffidence

A

shyness

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23
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dilettante

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aimless follower of the arts

amateur

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24
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dint

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means; effort

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25
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disabuse

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to correct a false impression

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26
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disaffected

A

dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

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27
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discomfit

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to defeat or disconcert

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28
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disconsolate

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sad

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29
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discursive

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digressing, rambling

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30
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disenfranchise

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to deprive of a civil right

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31
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disquisition

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a formal systematic inquiry or explanation of one

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32
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dissemble

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to disguise, pretend

33
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dissident

A

dissenting or rebellious

34
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dissimulate

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to pretend or conceal by feigning

35
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divest

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to strip or deprive

36
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doctrinaire

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unable to compromise about points of doctrine

37
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dossier

A

file of documents on a subject

38
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dotage

39
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drivel

A

nonsense; foolishness

40
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droll

A

queer and amusing

41
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ebullient

A

showing excitement or enthusiasm

42
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ecclesiastic

A

pertaining to the church

43
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effete

A

lacking vigor; worn out; sterile

44
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effrontery

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impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve

45
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elegy

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poem expressing lamentation

46
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embroil

A

throw into confusion

47
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emissary

A

agent or messenger

48
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endemic

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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

49
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enervate

50
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enfranchise

A

to admit the rights of citizenship

51
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engender

A

to cause or produce

52
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enjoin

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to command or order or forbid

53
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enrapture

A

to please inensely

54
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enterprising

A

full of initiative

55
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entree

A

entrance; a way in

56
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epigram

A

witty thought or saying

57
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episodic

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loosely connected

58
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epithet

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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing

59
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equable

A

tranquil; steady or uniform

60
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equanimity

A

calmness of temperament or composure

61
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equitable

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fair or impartial

62
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equivocate

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lie or mislead

63
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escapade

A

prank or flighty conduct

64
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eschew

65
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espouse

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to adopt or support

66
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essay

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to make an attempt at or to test

67
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euphony

A

sweet sound

68
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evanescent

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fleeting or vanishing

69
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evince

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to show clearly

70
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evenhanded

A

impartial or fair

71
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exacting

A

etremely demanding

72
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excoriate

A

to scold with biting harhness

73
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execrable

74
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execrate

75
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exegesis

A

explanation

76
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exigency

A

urgent situation

77
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exonerate

78
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expatiate

A

to talk at length

79
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expiate

A

to make amends for a sin

GRE Vocab (6 decks)

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