gre flashcards 2 intermed magoosh

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ossify

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being rigid, harden

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expunged

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erased

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inviolable

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sacred

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tyro

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beginner

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loath

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reluctant

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loathe

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hatred

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admonish

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warn

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debunk

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prove to be false (mn - something like iconoclasm)

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unseemly

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improper

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nuance

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subtlety; a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

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11
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ebullient

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enthusiastic

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12
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antic / grotesque

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comically ugly like a Halloween mask

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13
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corollary

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consequence

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14
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recapitulation

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summarize

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15
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capitulate

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surrender

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16
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adjudicate

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judge

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apprehension

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fearful expectation / anxiety

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18
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celerity

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quickness

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19
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epiphany

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sudden realization

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20
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relegate

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lower in position

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21
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reproach

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criticize

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22
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opulence

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wealth

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hubris

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excessive pride

hubris
Meaning : arrogance, over-bearing pride
mnemonic : HUB+RIS(RAISE)–A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will be arrogant and conceited towards
villagers and others

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apothegm

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short saying

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denouement
resolution of a story
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machinate
scheme
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dolorous
sorrowful / doleful
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lacerate
distress deeply
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chimera
illusion
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conflagration
large fire
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frustrate
prevent
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inured
harden ; accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant. "these children have been inured to violence"
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ostracize
exclude
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perfunctory
done routinely; quotidian
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catholic
universal
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dilapidated
run down 3.pdf - Ruined becoz of neglect criticize someone or something unfairly or unkindly.
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underscore
emphasize
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precipitate
hasty
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exonerate
vindicate
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baleful
threatening
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encumber
hold back
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ascribe
attribute
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vacillate
waver
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complacent
contented to a fault | self-satisfaction; smugness
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disseminate
spread
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stalwart
staunch
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exalt
praise
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untenable
indefensible; "this argument is clearly untenable" un-TEN(et)-able ..if you do not follow the tenets (rules), then you cannot defend yourself..  a child un(der) ten not able defense himself they need parents maintenance (under+ten+not able)
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tempered
moderated in effect
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obstreperous
noisily defiant
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firebrand
troublemaker
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mendicant
beggar men + dicant(empty something)...men with no money..beggar
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hoary
ancient Meaning : white with age mnemonic : Hoary or Hairy (white here).
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elegiac
mournful
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veneer
disguising layer
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insolent
rude