GRE Forgotten Words Flashcards by harold valdes

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perspicacity

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sharp observation

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Pragmatic

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guided by practicality

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redoubtable

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fearsome and awe inspiring

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scruple

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ethical/ moral concern

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specious

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pleasantly plausible but false

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wheedle

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coax or persuade

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abjure

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renounce, recant or avoid

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spurious

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deceiving, not genuine

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inveigle

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obtained by deception/ flattery

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abate

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intensity decrease

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abdicate

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to relinquish

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acerbic

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bitter tasting or temperament

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Dithering

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Delay in making decision

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obstinate

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Stubborn

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asceticism

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renounce worldly pleasures

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Austere

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harsh living

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Fastidious

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punctilious

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Harried

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Harassed/ besieged

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Obsequious

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Fawning

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Fawning

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Subservient

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Canard

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Rumors