GRE Flashcards
1
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Burgeoning
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Improve prosper
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Equivocal
A
Open to more than one interpretation / ambiguous
3
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Diligence
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Hard work, thoroughness
4
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Deft
A
Quick and skillful
5
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Tacit
A
Implied
6
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Carnal
A
Sexual
7
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Apocryphal
A
Made up, factious
8
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Espouse
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Adopt , embrace
9
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Consign
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Hand over
10
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Tetchy
A
Bad tempered
11
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Deferential
A
Respectful
12
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Impertinence
A
Rudeness, insolence
13
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Acrimony
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Bitterness, ill feeling
14
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Extolled
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Praise highly
15
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Indigent
A
Extreme poverty
16
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Culpable
A
Guilty
17
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Exonerate
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To relieve of responsibility,absolve
18
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Deportment
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Behaviour
19
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Antecedent
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Predecessor
20
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Beguiling
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Deceptive
21
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Engender
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Give rise to
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Amenable
A
Cooperative
23
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Inequitable
A
Unfair
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Disparaging
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Deprecate , belitte
25
Obsequious
Showing compliance
26
Sycophant
Suck up
27
Fawning
Exagerated flattery
28
Jubilant
Overjoyed , joyful
29
Extol
Praise
30
Saccharine
Overly sweet
31
Fetid
Stinky
32
Aloof
Unsociable, distant
33
Maladroit
Awkward , clumsy
34
Tenable
Sustainable , defensible
35
Bucolic
Rural , rustic
36
Slovenly
Untidy
37
Avaricious
Greedy
38
Eschew
To avoid
39
Perfunctory
Routine , lacking interest or enthusiasm, Indifferent
40
Precedence
Priority, superiority
41
Assuage
Relieve
42
Prodical
Wasteful , spendthrift
43
Fervid
Fervent , ardent , intensely enthusiastic
44
Placate
Sooth , make less angry
45
Desicate
Dry , dehydrate
46
Laudable
Praise worthy
47
Pedant
Perfectionist , makes excessive display of knowledge
48
Vacillate
Fluctuate
49
Capricious
Unpredictable, erratic
50
Loquacious
Talkative , chatty
51
Pragmatic
Practical, sensible
52
Volatile
Turbulent , change rapidly and unpredictably
53
Corroborate
Confirm, verify
54
Ephemeral
Fleeting , brief , short
55
Laconic
Using few words
56
Mitigate
Lessen , weaken , reduce
57
Propriety
Decency , civility
58
Cacophony
Unpleasant mixture of sounds
59
Enervate
Exhaust, tire
60
Ingenuous
Naive
61
Misanthrope
Person who hates humankind
62
Venerate
Revere , exalt , respect
63
Deride
Mock
64
Lethargic
Lacking energy
65
Obdurate
Inflexible ,obstinate
66
Bolster
Reinforce , boost
67
Dissonance
Discord , lack of harmony or agreement
68
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
69
Malleable
Easily influenced
70
Ostentation
Showiness , excessive display of wealth
71
Prevaricate
Avoid directly telling the truth , fool , misrepresent
72
Belicose
Favoring or inclined to start quarrel or war
73
Benign
Innocent , harmless
74
Banal
Pointless
75
Trite
Pointless , unoriginal
76
Languid
Sluggish
77
Lethargic
Listless , sluggish
78
Meandering
Indirect
79
Poignant
Emotionally moving
80
Chimerical
Imaginary
81
Pander
Indulge , cater
82
Tortuous
Full of twists and turns
83
Abrasive
Irritating
84
Diffidently
Hesitantly due to lack of self confidence
85
Audacious
- daring , interpid
| - rude , disrespectful
86
Abase
Lessen or lower
87
Accrue
Grow
88
Impute
Represent , to assign or attribute somethign to someone
89
Pervasive
Prevalent , omnipresent , general widespread
90
Irascible
Anger, rage
91
Vexatious
Causing annoyance
92
Enmity
Hostility
93
Forbearance
Patience
94
Galvanize
Motivate, urge
95
Lucrative
Profitable
96
Prudent
Wise
97
Resolute
Determined
98
Singular
Exceptional, notable
99
Hyberbole
Exaggerated statements or claims
100
Derisively
Showing contemptuous or ridicule manner
101
Inaugurate
Begin, initiate
102
Circumvent
Dodge , evade
103
Abnegate
To renounce
104
Enjoin
Urge to do something
105
Admonish
Warn or criticize
106
Quixotic
Utopian, idealistic
107
Vacuous
Inane , empty , lack of intelligence
108
Exhortation
Encouragement, eminem emphatically urging someone to do something
109
Promulgation
Put a law into affect
110
Judicious
Having or showing with good judgment
111
Attenuates
Diminishes , weaken
112
Propitiates
Appease
113
Bourgeois
Commonplace
114
Delineated
To outline or describe
115
Bromidic
Ordinary
116
Inimical
Unfriendly
117
Auspicious
Conducive to success, favorable
118
Loquacious
Talk excessively
119
Inane
Very small
120
Extoiled
Praise highly
121
Winsome
Appealing
122
Indolent
Lazy
123
Indigent
Impoverished, poor
124
Plebian
Commoner
125
Patricians
Aristocrats
126
Dogma
Belief
127
Credence
Credibility
128
Anecdotal
Based on observations
129
Parochial
Trivial or only concerns a local area , close minded
130
Approbatory
Full of praise
131
Tepid
Mediocre
132
Inquisitive
Curious
133
Jejune
Childish , immature
134
Austerity
Sterness
135
Belied
Failed to give true notion or impression
136
Pertinent
Relevant to a particular matter
137
Indicative of
Representative of
138
Vicariously
Experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person
139
Appraise
Asses the value or quality of
140
Dither
Act indecisively
141
Obstinancy
Stubbornness
142
Lassitude
Weariness
143
Aberration
Departure from the normal
144
Impugnated
Challenged
