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1
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What is the meaning of this word?

Gainsay

A

To deny; dispute; oppose

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Gambol

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To frolic; leap playfully

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What is the meaning of this word?

Garrulous

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Very talkative; wordy

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gauche

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Coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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What is the meaning of this word?

Geniality

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Cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gerrymander

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To divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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Glib

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Fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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What is the meaning of this word?

Goad

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To prod; urge on

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gossamer

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Sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gouge

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To tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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What is the meaning of this word?

Grandiloquent

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Pompous; bombastic

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gregarious

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Sociable

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What is the meaning of this word?

Grouse

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To complain

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What is the meaning of this word?

Guile

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Deception or trickery

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What is the meaning of this word?

Guileless

A

Free of cunning or deceit; artless

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What is the meaning of this word?

Guise

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Outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gullible

A

Easily deceived

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What is the meaning of this word?

Gustatory

A

Affecting the sense of taste

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What is the meaning of this word?

Halcyon

A

Calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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What is the meaning of this word?

Hallowed

A

Holy; sacred

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What is the meaning of this word?

Harangue

A

Long, pompous speech; tirade

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What is the meaning of this word?

Harrowing

A

Extremely distressing; terrifying

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23
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What is the meaning of this word?

Herbivorous

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Relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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What is the meaning of this word?

Hermetic

A

Tightly sealed; magical

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What is the meaning of this word?

Heterodox

A

Unorthodox; not widely accepted

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What is the meaning of this word?

Heuristic

A

Relating to a speculative formulation guiding the investigation or solution of a problem; educational method in which students learn from their own investigations

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What is the meaning of this word?

Hieroglyphics

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A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics

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What is the meaning of this word?

Hirsute

A

Covered with hair

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What is the meaning of this word?

Histrionic

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Relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances

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30
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What is the meaning of this word?

Homeostasis

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Automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself

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What is the meaning of this word?

Homily

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Sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

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What is the meaning of this word?

Homogeneous

A

Composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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What is the meaning of this word?

Hyperbole

A

Purposeful exaggeration for effect

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34
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What is the meaning of this word?

Iconoclastic

A

Attacking cherished tradition

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35
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What is the meaning of this word?

Idolatry

A

Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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What is the meaning of this word?

Igneous

A

Produced by fire; volcanic

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What is the meaning of this word?

Imbroglio

A

Complicated situation; an entanglement

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38
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What is the meaning of this word?

Immutable

A

Unchangeable

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39
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impair

A

To damage; injure

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40
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impassive

A

Showing no emotion

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41
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impecunious

A

Poor; having no money

42
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impede

A

To hinder; block

43
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impermeable

A

Impossible to penetrate

44
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What is the meaning of this word?

Imperturbable

A

Not easily disturbed

45
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impervious

A

Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

46
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impinge

A

To strike; encroach

47
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What is the meaning of this word?

Implacable

A

Inflexible; incapable of being pleased

48
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What is the meaning of this word?

Implausible

A

Unlikely; unbelievable

49
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What is the meaning of this word?

Implicit

A

Implied; understood but not stated

50
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What is the meaning of this word?

Implode

A

Collapse inward violently

51
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What is the meaning of this word?

Imprecation

A

Curse

52
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What is the meaning of this word?

Impute

A

To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic

53
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inadvertently

A

Carelessly; unintentionally

54
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What is the meaning of this word?

Incarnate

A

Having bodily form

55
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inchoate

A

Imperfectly formed or formulated

56
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What is the meaning of this word?

Incongruity

A

State of not fitting

57
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inconsequential

A

Insignificant; unimportant

58
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What is the meaning of this word?

Incorporate

A

Introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

59
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What is the meaning of this word?

Incursion

A

Sudden invasion

60
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What is the meaning of this word?

Indeterminate

A

Uncertain; indefinite

61
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What is the meaning of this word?

Indigence

A

Poverty

62
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What is the meaning of this word?

Indolent

A

Habitually lazy; idle

63
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What is the meaning of this word?

Ineluctable

A

Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

64
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inert

A

Unable to move; sluggish

65
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inertia

A

Disinclination to action or change

66
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What is the meaning of this word?

Ingenuous

A

Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

67
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inherent

A

Firmly established by nature or habit

68
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What is the meaning of this word?

Innocuous

A

Harmless

69
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insensible

A

Unconscious; unresponsive

70
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insinuate

A

To suggest; say indirectly; imply

71
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insipid

A

Lacking in flavor; dull

72
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insouciant

A

Indifferent; lacking concern or care

73
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insularity

A

Narrow-mindedness; isolation

74
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What is the meaning of this word?

Insuperable

A

Insurmountable; unconquerable

75
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What is the meaning of this word?

Intangible

A

Not material

76
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What is the meaning of this word?

Interdict

A

To forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of

77
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What is the meaning of this word?

Internecine

A

Deadly to both sides

78
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What is the meaning of this word?

Interpolate

A

To insert; change by adding new words or material

79
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What is the meaning of this word?

Interregnum

A

Interval between reigns; gap in continuity

80
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What is the meaning of this word?

Intimate

A

Marked by close acquaintance

81
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What is the meaning of this word?

Intractable

A

Not easily managed

82
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What is the meaning of this word?

Intransigence

A

Stubbornness; refusal to compromise

83
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What is the meaning of this word?

Introspective

A

Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

84
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inundate

A

To cover with water; overwhelm

85
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inured

A

Hardened; accustomed; used to

86
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What is the meaning of this word?

Invective

A

Verbal abuse

87
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inveigh

A

To disapprove; protest vehemently

88
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inveigle

A

To win over by flattery or coaxing

89
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What is the meaning of this word?

Inveterate

A

Confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

90
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What is the meaning of this word?

Invidious

A

Likely to provoke ill will; offensive

91
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What is the meaning of this word?

Irascible

A

Easily angered

92
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What is the meaning of this word?

Irresolute

A

Unsure of how to act; weak

93
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What is the meaning of this word?

Itinerant

A

Wandering from place to place; unsettled

94
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What is the meaning of this word?

Itinerary

A

Route of a traveler’s journey

95
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What is the meaning of this word?

Jaundiced

A

Having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

96
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What is the meaning of this word?

Jibe

A

To be in agreement

97
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What is the meaning of this word?

Jocose

A

Fond of joking; jocular; playful

98
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What is the meaning of this word?

Juggernaut

A

Huge force destroying everything in its path

99
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What is the meaning of this word?

Junta

A

Group of people united in politic intrigue

100
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What is the meaning of this word?

Juxtapose

A

Place side by side

101
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What is the meaning of this word?

Kudos

A

Fame; glory; gonor

GRE words 817 (10 decks)

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