ETS verbal Flashcards

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promulgated

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make widely known (disseminated)

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marginalized

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treated as insignificant

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3
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kindred

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similar

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heterodox

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opp to orthodox, syn of an iconoclast

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acute

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severe and intense degree

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explicit

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very well explained

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7
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prolix

long-winded

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too lengthy

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8
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panacea

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a solution to all medical conditions

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9
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cursory

perfunctory

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something carried out without detail

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10
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prevalence

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widespread abundance

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11
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canny

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shrewdness

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12
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scuffle

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a short, confused fight (melee)

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13
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herald

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to announce, to indicate the signal of coming in

[noun]: harbinger

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blithe

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joyous,carefree, heedless

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15
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marginalize

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to treat as insignificant

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16
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redouble

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make twice as great

17
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illusory

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deceptive