GRE 7 Flashcards by Helen Lin

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frivolous

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lighthearted/unimportant

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specious

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false/baseless

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disingenuous

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false through trickery

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munificent

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generous

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contrite

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remorseful

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nonplussed

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bewildered

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pervasive

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widespread

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metonym

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words with same meaning

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untenable

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cannot be defended

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mellifluous

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sweet sounding

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aggregate

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collection

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anathema

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abomination

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impugn

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to attack

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dither

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indecisive

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ojburgate

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rebuke harshly

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contrition

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remorse

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commingling

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merging

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apotheosis

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ideal example

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munificance

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generosity

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maladroit

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awkward

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relegate

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dismiss to a lower position/rank

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remostrances

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protesting

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acquiescence

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agreeing

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expostulations

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protesstin

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accessions

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aggreeing

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dissipation

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excessive indulgence

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rappochement

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friendly relations

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rationcination

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logical reasoning

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sobiquent

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nickname

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disquieting

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alarming

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guilesless

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innocent/honest

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inchoate

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unformed

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coalesced

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came together

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propinquity

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nearness

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timorous

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easily frightened

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propitious

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favorable

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malevolent

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evil

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husband

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conserved

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bastion

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stronghold

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calamitous

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disastrous

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obloguy

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blame/disgrace

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panegryic

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praise

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insouciant

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nonchalant

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vilipended

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disparage

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inveigled

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enticed

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repudiated

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reject

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incendiary

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to excite

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ensuriency

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greed

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peremptoriness

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highly assertive

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flippant

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disrespectful