GRE COMMON WORDS 3 Flashcards by sonia ahmadi

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ICONOCLAST

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one who opposes established beliefs

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IMPERTURBABLE

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NOT CAPABLE OF BEING DISTURBED

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IMPERVIOUS

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IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE; INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED

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IMPETUOUS

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QUICK TO ACT WITHOUT THINKING

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IMPLACABLE

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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INGENUOUS

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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inimical

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hostile; unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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INTRANSIGENT

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UNCOMPROMISING; REFUSING TO BE RECONCILED

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INUNDATE

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

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laconic

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using few words

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lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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laud

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to give praise; to glorify

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lavish

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verb-to give unsparingly

adj- extremely generous or extravagant

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lethargic

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acting in a slow, sluggish manner

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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malinger

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to evade resoinsibility by pretending to be ill

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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metaphor

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a figure of speech comparing two different things

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meticulous

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extremely careful about details

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misanthrope

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a persin who dislikes others

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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monotony

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lack of variation

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naive

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lacking sophistication or experience

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obdurate

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hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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obsequious

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overly submissive and easer to please

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obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unneccisary

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occlude

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to stop up; block

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray ones trust

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perfunctory

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done in routine way; indiffent

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permeate

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to penetrate

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philanthropy

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charity; desire or effort to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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plastic

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able to be molded; altered; bent