GRE 10 Flashcards

1
Q

capitulate

A

surrender

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2
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cumbersome

A

large or heavy

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3
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furtive

A

stealthy

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4
Q

compunction

A

guilt

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5
Q

redress

A

to set right, to forgive

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6
Q

palliate

A

to make less severe

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7
Q

ludicrous

A

foolishness

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8
Q

turbid

A

difficult to see or understand

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9
Q

endogamy

A

marrying only within local community

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10
Q

churlish

A

rude

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11
Q

pernicious

A

harmful

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12
Q

assay

A

determine the quality of

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13
Q

din

A

long unpleasant noise

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14
Q

phlegmatic

A

stolid

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15
Q

raucous

A

being loud and disturbing others

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16
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periphrastic

A

wordy and indirect

17
Q

fetid

A

smelling extremely unpleasant

18
Q

forfend

A

to keep away

19
Q

fetter

A

a chain used to restrain a prisoner

20
Q

doleful

A

expressing sorrow