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bromide

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unoriginal remark

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bellicose

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war like

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fecund

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mentally productive

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approbatory

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showing approval

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magisterial

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domineering

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bereft

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sad due to loss

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enormity

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great evil

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imprudent

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unwise

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browbeat

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boss, bully

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ribald

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comedically vulgar

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asperity

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harshness of manner

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tumult

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chaos, confusion

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cosseted

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overly pampered

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quandary

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uncertainty

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imbroglio

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confusing situation

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circumvent

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get out of duty

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ascendency

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dominant position

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lampoon

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poke fun at

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rapprochement

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reconciliation

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pittance

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small amount

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mendicant

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begger

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impugn

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call into question

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inanity

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silliness

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inclement

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lacking mercy

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facile

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lacking depth

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vacuous

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lacking intelligence

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ineffable

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can’t put into words

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sycophant

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flatterer

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tawdry

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cheap, showy

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brook (not water definition)

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put up with, tolerate

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phantasmagorical

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illusive, deceptive

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maudlin

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overly emotional

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kowtow

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bow to

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sartorial

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relating to clothes

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callow

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inexperienced

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lascivious

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perverted

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unscrupulous

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unethical

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meteoric

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very rapid

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transitory

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short lasting

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oblique

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check

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appreciable

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noticeable

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enumerate

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determine the number of

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exorbitant

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excessive; unreasonably high

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dissipate

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squander

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empiricism

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action based on principle

46
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truncate

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shorten

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doleful

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very sad

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imbibe

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absorb ideas

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recapitulation

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summary

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unassailable

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immune to attack

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veritable

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without a doubt

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inimitable

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without equal

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estimable

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deserving respect

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improvident

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not careful

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artlessness

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innocent

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assiduously

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with great care

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unequivocal

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having a clear meaning

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aphorism

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short saying

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creditable

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good but not great

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effervescent

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Bubbly (both as a drink and personality)

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immaterial

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irrelevant

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venal

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willing to do dishonest things for money

63
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parsimonious

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frugal, miserly

64
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adage

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axiom, saying

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restive

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restless

66
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Parochial

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narrow-minded

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Antithetical

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directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

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unassailable

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; inpregnable

69
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raconteur

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gifted storytellers

70
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admonition

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a criticism or warning about behavior

71
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solipsism

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the self is all that can be known to exist

72
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numinous

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having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity; divine

73
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hagiography

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the writing of the lives of saints

74
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pundit

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a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who expresses ideas and opinions about that subject publicly (such as by speaking on television and radio shows)

75
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despotic

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tyrannical

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ineluctable

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impossible to avoid or evade; unavoidable

77
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treacle

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contrived or unrestrained sentimentality; overly sweet

78
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tawdry

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gaudy, showy and cheap

79
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purport

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appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess

80
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indispose

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unwilling, adverse, sick, ill

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prognostication

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a statement about what is going to happen in the future

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evocative

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bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind; remminescent

83
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discountenance

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1) refuse to approve of (something)

2) disturb the composure of

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prolix

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using too many words

85
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contumely

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harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt

86
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parse

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study by looking at it’s parts closely

87
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aspersion

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attack reputation of someone

88
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capitulation

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surrender to opponent or demand

89
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apocryphal

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(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true; fabricated

90
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ironclad

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impossible to contradict, weaken or change

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ostensibly

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apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually; allegedly

92
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bandy

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pass on or discuss a rumor in casual or uninformed way

93
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posterity

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future generations of people

94
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aphoristic

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terse and witty and like a maxim; epigram

95
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sardonic

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mocking/cynical

96
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patina

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impression or appearance of something

97
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banner

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excellent, outstanding

98
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unduly

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1) Excessively

2) inappropriate/unjustifiable

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askance

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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval; dubiously

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foray

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attempt to be involved in new activity or sphere

GRE General Vocab (6 decks)

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