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GAMSAT VOCABULARY Flashcards

1
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phenomenon

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impressive occurrence

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fallacy

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deceptive, misleading, false notion

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introspective

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looking into one’s self

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ephemeral

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transient

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despondent

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hopeless

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness

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aborrence

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extreme repugnance

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prudence

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cautious in political matters

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pity

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sympathy out of the distress of others

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credulity

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trusting too readily

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tumultuous

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making an uproar or loud, confused noise

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fugle

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to act as a guide or model

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peril

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serious and immediate danger

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entrapment

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being caught in a trap

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rumination

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a deep or considered thought about something

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tedium

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the state or quality of being tedious

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surreptitious

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to keep secret in light of disapproval

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disdain

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s respect

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pragmatic

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dealing with things realistically in a practical manner rather than dwelling on theoretical methods

20
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tentative

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not certain / fixed; provisional

21
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magnanimous

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generous or forgiving, especially towards an enemy or rival

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stupor

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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

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chasten

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to have a restraining or moderating effect on

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courteous

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polite, respectful or considerate in manner

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pique

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arouse

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connivance

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willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act

27
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fiscal

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relating to government revenue, especially taxes

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scowl

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angry or bad-tempered expression

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blase

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unimpressed / indifferent because one has seen/experienced it before

30
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zeal

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a great energy / enthusiasm in pursuit of an objective

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scorn

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feeling of contempt or disdain against someone or something

32
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embargo

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an official ban on trade or other commercial activity within a country

33
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frugal

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sparing or economical in regards to money or food

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