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(to) jockey

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Def: to trick or manipulate skillfully

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Jostling

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Def: to bump, push, shove; to elbow roughly or rudely; to contend with

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Amorphous

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Def: lacking definite form; having no set shape

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A red herring (metaphor)

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Def: something intended to divert attentions from the real problem

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Voluminous

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Def: occupying or containing much space

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Replete

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Def: to be filled or well supplied with

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Mischievous

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Def: causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble

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Tact

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Def: sensitivity in dealing with others

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Flounder

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Def: to struggle clumsily or helplessly

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Dainty

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Def: of delicate beauty; overly particular

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Impudent

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Def: irrelevant, inappropriate, absurd; unmannerly intrusion

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Append

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Def: to add as a supplement; to attach

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Gilded

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Def: covered or highlighted with gold; having a showy appearance

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Surly

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Def: churlishly rude or bad-tempered, unfriendly and hostile

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Operatic

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Def: melodramatic; exaggerated

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Apposite

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Def: suited, well-adapted; pertinent

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Admonish

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Def: to caution; advised; or counsel against something

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Guile

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Def: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity

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Exemplary

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Def: worthy of imitation; serving as a model

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Furtively

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Def: taken, done, or used in secret

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Disparage

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Def: to speak of or treat as if of little worth; to bring reproach or discredit upon

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Querulous

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Def: full of complaints; complaining

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Ruthless

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Fed: without pity or compassion

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Arrogant

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Def: making claims of superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming

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Averse

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Def: having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, or repugnance; opposed

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Posit

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Def: to lay down or assume as a fact or principle

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Assert

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Def: to state with confidence or force; maintain or defend

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Glower

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Def: to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, anger

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Cultivate

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Def: to prepare or work on land in order to raise crops; to develop or improve by education; to promote growth or development

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Impertinent

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Def: not showing proper respect; rude

Def2: irrelevant

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Deductive Reasoning

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Def: reasoning with certainty (if you accept the premises, then you must accept the conclusion)

Going from general to specific.

A syllogism is type of seductive reasoning.

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Inductive Reasoning

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Def: reasoning with probabilities; the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises.

There is a bag full of pennies. The first penny I drew from the bag is a penny, the second drawn was also a penny, so was the third. Therefore, I conclude all the coins in the bag are pennies.

Going from specific to the general. An inductive argument allows for the conclusion to potentially false.

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Pliable

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Def: easily bent; flexible; supple

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Abrasion

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Def: a scraped spot or area (rough surface)

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Bewilder

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Def: to confuse or puzzle completely

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Amenable

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Def: ready or willing to act, answer, and agree

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Obnoxious

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Fed: attracting undue attention to oneself; very offensive, objectionable

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Stark

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Def: sheer, utter, downright; extremely simple; stiff or rigid

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Salient

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Def: prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing out

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Flux

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Def: flowing or a flow; continuous change

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Extort

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Def: to compel of a person or thing; to take illegally by threat of torture or the like

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Garish

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Def: tastelessly colorful, showy or elaborate; excessively ornate

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Rigorous

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Def: rigidly severe or harsh; severely exact, and or accurate; precise

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Hubris

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Def: excessive pride or self-confidence

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Seminal

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Def: having possibility of future development; highly original and influencing development of future events

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Exasperate

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Def: to irritate or provoke to a high degree

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Expedient

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Def: conducive to advantage of interest; tending to promote some proposed object; a means to an end

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Intuition

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Def: direct perception of truth; independent of any process of reasoning

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Pride

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Def: a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority

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Vanity

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Def: excessive pride in appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements

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Commiserate

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Def: to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for someone

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Piquant

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Def: stimulating, interesting; agreeably pungent or sharp in taste, tart

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Cordial

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Def: courteous and gracious; friendly; warm; sincere and heartfelt

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Egregious

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Def: extraordinary in some bad way; flagrant

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Affect

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Def: to give the appearance of; feign, pretend; to assume an artificial air

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Dither

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Def: to act irresolutely; vacillate

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Repercussion

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Def: and effect or result, often indirect or remote

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Renege

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Def: to go back on ones word

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Despair

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Def: the complete loss of hope

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Relish

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Def: pleasurable appreciation of a thing

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Gambit

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Def: any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; a remark made to redirect conversation

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Intricate

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Def: having many interrelated parts; complex

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Indignant

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Def: expressing strong displeasure at something that is considered unjust or offensive

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Intrinsic

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Def: belonging to a thing by its very nature

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Slovenly

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Def: untidy or unclean in appearance or habits

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Integrity

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Def: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; the state of being whole, entire m, or undiminished

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Monotony

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Def: wearisome uniformity and lack of variety as in occupation or scenery

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Sprawling

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Def: to spread out, extend, or be distributed in an irregular manner

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Callous

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Def: hardened; insensitive; indifferent

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Imbued

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Def: to impregnate or inspire, as with feeling; to saturate with moisture

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Credulous

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Def: willing to believe or trust too readily without sufficient evidence

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Malice

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Def: the desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another individual

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Countenance

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Def: one’s appearance, especially of the face

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Grace

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Def: simple elegance, or refinement of movement

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Folly

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Def: lack of good sense

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Haggard

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Def: looking exhausted or unwell, especially from fatigue

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Wiry

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Def: lean; tough; sinewy

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Wan

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Def: pale and giving the impression of illness

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Intervene

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Def: come between so as to prevent or alter a result

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Pride

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Def: high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit or superiority; a dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character

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Dignity

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Def: bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of a situation; relative standing or rank

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Canny

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Def: having or showing shrewdness and good judgement

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Resolute

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Def: admirably purposeful, determined and unwavering

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Demure

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Def: reserved, modest, and shy; serious

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Tedious

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Def: too long, slow, or dull; monotonous

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Wonder

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Def: a feeling of surprise with admiration

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Futile

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Def: pointless; incapable of producing a useful result

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Lust

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Def: very strong sexual desire; sensual appetite regarded as a sin

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Melange

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Def: a mixture or medley

GRE Vocab. (4 decks)

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