GRE-01-200Words-05 Flashcards
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sponge
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live at another’s expense
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spurious
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FALSE
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spurn
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to reject
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squalid
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dirty
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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squat
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to crouch
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stanch
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to stop the flow of a fluid
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steeply
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rising or falling sharply
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stickler
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one who insists unyieldingly
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stigma
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mark of shame
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stigmatize
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describe scornfully
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sting
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something sharp
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stingy
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spending unwillingly
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stint
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to be thrifty
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stipple
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to paint with dots
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stipulate
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to state as necessary condition
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stolid
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showing no emotion
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stray
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to wander
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streak
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to move very fast
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striated
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striped
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stride
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to walk with long steps
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strut
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a supporting bar
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stygian
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gloomy
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stymie
to hinder
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subdue
bring under control
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sublime
astounding
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submerge
to put under water
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suborn
to induce by bribery
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subpoena
written order to appear in court
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substantiation
giving facts to support
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subsume
include under a rule
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succor
relief in time of distress
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suffice
to meet needs
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suffocate
to cause difficulty breathing
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sullied
to be stained
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summarily
without delay
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sumptuous
magnificent
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sundry
miscellaneous
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supercilious
disdainful
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superfluous
more than needed
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superimpose
to put on top
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supersede
to take place of
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supine
lying on back
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suppliant
asking humbly
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supplicate
to make humble petition to
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suppress
to put an end to
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surcharge
additional charge
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surfeit
feet to fullness
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susceptibility
sensitivity
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swerve
to change direction suddenly
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sycophant
person who flatters to the rich
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synopsis
summary
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taciturn
untalkative
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tadpole
frog in early stage of development
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talon
claw of a bird of prey
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tamp
to drive down with repeated blows
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tamper
to interfere with
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tangential
suddenly changeable
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tarnished
lost brightness
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tassel
bunch of threads
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taunt
to reproach
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taut
tight
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tautology
redundancy
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tawdry
gawdy
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teetotal
opposed to alcohol
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temerity
boldness
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temperance
moderation
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temperate
showing self-control
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tenacity
firmness
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tenuous
insubstantial
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tepid
lukewarm
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terse
brief and to the point
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testiness
irritated
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thrift
economy
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thwart
frustrate
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timid
shy
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timorous
fearful
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toady
obsequious flatterer
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tonic
something giving strength
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topple
to make unsteady and overturn
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torment
severe pain
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torpid
sluggish
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torque
twisting force
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tortuous
devious
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tout
to solicit customers
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tractable
easily controlled
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transgress
to beyond limit
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transient
fleeting
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transitory
brief
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travesty
parody
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trenchant
vigorous
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trepidation
fear
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trickle
to flow in drops
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trifling
unimportant
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trite
common
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truce
agreement to stop fighting
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truculence
ferocity
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trudge
to walk heavily
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turbid
muddy
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turbulence
being uncontrolled
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turgid
bloated
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turmoil
disturbance
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turpitude
wickedness
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turquoise
greenish-blue precious stone
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tyro
beginner
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ubiquitous
to annoy
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ulterior
situated beyond
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umbrage
offense
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uncouth
awkward
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underbid
make a lower bid
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undermine
to weaken
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undulate
to fluctuate
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unearth
to discover
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unencumbered
easy-going
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unfeigned
sincere
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unscathed
unharmed
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untoward
inconvenient
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upbraid
to scold
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urbane
elegant
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vacillation
being uncertain
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vagary
strange act
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vain
conceited
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valiant
brave
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valorous
brave
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vanquish
to conquer
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veer
to change direction
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venal
capable of betraying honor
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veneer
covering true nature
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veneration
regarding with deep respect
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veracity
truth
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verdant
fresh and green
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verisimilitude
appearing real
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veritable
rightly named
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verve
spirit
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vestige
trace
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vex
to annoy
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vigilance
watchfulness
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vigilant
member of a vigilance committee
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vigorous
energetic
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vilify
to slander
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vindictive
having a desire to revenge
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virago
a loud domineering woman
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visceral
of the internal organs
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viscous
semi-fluid
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vitiate
to lower quality of
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vituperate
abuse in words
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vivacious
lively
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volatile
fickle
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volubility
verbosity
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voluble
fluent
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waffle
to talk vaguely
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waft
to send floating through air
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wag
merry person
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warmonger
person who stirs up war
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warrant
written order
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wean
to turn away
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weigh
to measure how heavy
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welter
confusion
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wend
to proceed
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whimsical
full of odd and fanciful ideas
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wince
to show pain
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woo
to try to win
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writ
written order
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yarn
story
