GRE ETS words Flashcards by Jac D

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Patent

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Obvious

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Reconcile

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bring into harmony

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Mitigate

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lesson something bad

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mercurial

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volatile, unpredictable

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wane

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make smaller in size

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Polymatch

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knows a lot

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Precipitous

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sudden; steep

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Superficial

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lacking substance

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Contravene

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break the rules

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Exhort

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strongly encourage

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credible

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believable

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Ebullient

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cheerful

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Haughty

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arrogant

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Superflous

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redundant

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Pellucid

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clear, transparent

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Discrepancy

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lack of compatibility

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Specious

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looks right but wrong

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Fastidiousness

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quality of caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are

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Didacticism

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philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design

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Iconoclasm

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action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs

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Ceded

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give up (power or territory)

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Nettles

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irritate or annoy

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Contemptuous

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contempt or scornful

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Objurgation

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criticism

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Taciturnity

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uncommunicative, reserved

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volubility

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he quality of talking fluently; talkative

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pellucidity

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clear and transparent

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Vexation

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something that causes annoyance

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laconic

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using very few words

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fastidious

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very attentive to accuracy and detail

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Irresolute

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uncertain how to act or proceed

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munificent

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liberal in giving

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solicitous

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showing interest or concern

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Mendacity

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tendency to lie

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Prevarication

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deliberate act of deviating from the truth

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Baseness

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lacking of moral principle

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Avarice

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extreme greed

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Largesse

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generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

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Magnanimity

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kindness toward an enemy

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dubious

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doubting / suspect

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Mendacity

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tendency to lie

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Prevarication

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deviation from truth

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Inured

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accustom to something

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Austerity

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strict, not a lot

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Prolixity

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talks a lot

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Pellucidity

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clear

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Jettison

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abandon or discard

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irascible

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irregular or inconsistent

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Fitfully

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hostile

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Frivolity

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silly

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Pellucidity

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clear and transparent

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Prolixity

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wordiness

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Punctiliousness

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attention to details

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Egoism

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self interest

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Dynamism

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vigorous activity

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Fecklessness

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worthlessness & ineffective

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Contemptuous

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scornful

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Objurgation

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criticism

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Ceded

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give up

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Iconoclasm

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challenge convention

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Didacticism

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teaching/ educational

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Fastidiousness

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agonizing over details