GRE G, H, I Flashcards

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Gainsay

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To deny or oppose

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Galvanize

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To prod someone into action

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3
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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Guache

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Socially inept, awkward

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Germane

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Relevant to the matter at hand

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Glib

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Careless, insincere

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7
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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Guile

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Craftiness and cunning

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9
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Hackneyed

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Cliche

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Harangue

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Rant

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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure

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12
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Hierarchical

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Arranged in rank order

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13
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Homogenous

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Uniform, identical

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14
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Hyperbole

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Obvious exaggeration

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15
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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks traditional religious places

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16
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Ideological

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Relating to a particular belief system

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17
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Imminent

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About to happen

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18
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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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19
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Impair

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Hinder or weaken

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20
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Impediment

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Barrier, obstruction

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Imperturbable

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Can not be irritated

22
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Implacable

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Unforgiving

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Implicit

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Implied or insinuated

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Imprudence

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Bad judgement

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Imprudent
Disrespect
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Inadvertent
By accident
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Inchoate
The beginning stages
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Inconclusive
Indeterminate
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Indefatigable
Cannot be made tired
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Indebted
Owing money
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Indolent
Lazy
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Infer
To conclude from evidence
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Ingenuous
Naive or innocent
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Inimcal
Harmful
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Inscrutable
Incomprehensive
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Insipid
Bland
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Insular
Tight-knit and isolated
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Intensive
Concentrated and indepth
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Intermediate
Go between
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Intimate
Particularly private, close
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Intractable
Unmanageable
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Intransigent
Uncompromising
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Intrepid
Bold and adventurous
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Inveterate
Ingrained
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Involnerable
Indestructible
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Irascible
Irritable
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Irresolute
Hesitant
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Imbibe
Consume
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Garrulous
Wordy
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Insolence
Disrespect