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GRE Major Tests Chapter 17 Flashcards

1
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Bane

A

troublesome influence, something causing misery

ex) According to Stewart, her jealousy was the bane of their relationship.

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Condone

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tacitly, support

ex) Good politician officers will not condone speeding.

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Eclectic

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taking things from different sources

ex) She followed an unusual eclectic method for finishing her work.

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Genre

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a category

ex) The game of his novel is comedy.

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Irascible

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easily angered

ex) After my sister got dumped by her boyfriend, she was irascible all the time.

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Mundane

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ordinary

ex) Mundane thinking will only take you so far in innovation.

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Perpetuated

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caused to continue

ex) In his memory, let us perpetuate his desire to get more homeless people off the streets.

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Rancor

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resentment, animosity

ex) I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.

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Strut

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swagger, show off

ex) She was strutting around like a peacock to show off her new pants.

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Voluble

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talkative

ex) She was voluble with excitement.

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Bard

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poet

ex) People sometimes refer to William Shakespeare as the Bard.

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Condoning

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overlooking, ignoring

ex) The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.

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Edifice

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building, structure, construction

ex) The church on the corner is the oldest edifice in the country.

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Germane

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relevant

ex) The president will only respond the media questions that are germane to the economic crisis.

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Ire

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anger

ex) Their ire was directed mainly at the government.

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Munificent

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generous, charitable

ex) A munificent host who was presided over many charitable events at his mansion.

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Perpetuity

A

eternity

ex) As a devoted wife, I vow to love my husband in perpetuity.

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Rant

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use bombastic language, complaining

ex) The last time I saw Tom, he was ranting about something.

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Stupefying

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astonishing, shocking

ex) The results were stupefying.

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Voluminous

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very large, spacious

ex) In their voluminous wine cellar, the couple kept hundreds of bottles of various types of alcohol.

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Bastion

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fortress, stronghold

ex) The soldiers hid behind the bastion.

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Conflagration

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big fire, conflict, war

ex) The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.

23
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Efface

A

wipe out

ex) If I could efface all my sad memories, I would be a very happy person.

24
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Germinal

A

just growing, not developed

ex) A germinal idea.

25
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Irksome

A

annoying, infuriating

ex) Her loud music was irksome.

26
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Mutinous

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very rebellious

ex) The city was becoming mutinous.

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Personable

A

attractive, pleasant

ex) The doctor was personable and made me feel better.

28
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Ratify

A

approve, consent

ex) Until all of the countries ratify the treaty, the war will continue.

29
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Subpoena

A

summons to court

ex) As soon as I received the subpoena, I knew I had to testify during the trial.

30
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Voracious

A

ravenous

ex) The football player was a voracious eater who easily consumed two chickens during one meal.

31
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Befuddle

A

confuse

ex) The befuddled old man could not remember where he lived.

32
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Confound

A

confuse

ex) Without instructions, this unusual game will confound anyone.

33
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Effigy

A

a model of a person

ex) It displays his trophies and his effigy in wax.

34
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Gibbering

A

making meaningless noises

ex) Calm down! You sound like a gibbering idiot!

35
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Ironic

A

satiric, unexpected

ex) It’s ironic that computers break down so often, since they’re meant to save people time.

36
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Myriad

A

in large numbers

ex) Our house has been plagued with myriad insects this summer.

37
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Perspicacious

A

insightful

ex) Using his perspicacious mind, he easily solved the mystery.

38
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Raucous

A

rough and unpleasant

ex) He had a harsh laugh that could only be described as raucous.

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Substantiate

A

give supporting advice

ex) They substantiated their claim by producing dated receipts.

40
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Waive

A

surrender, give up rights

ex) Since Ted does not want to be responsible for anyone, he is going to waive his rights to his son.

41
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Begrudge

A

resent, to be envious of what one feels another does not deserve

ex) James was the only team member to begrudge Carl of his role as Captain.

42
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Congeal

A

to solidify

ex) Before I could put a bandage on, my blood begun to congeal on my cut.

43
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Effusive

A

gashing, demonstrative, expressing a lot of emotion

ex) My serious professor rarely smiles and is hardly what I would describe as effusive.

44
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Glacial

A

hostile

ex) He had a glacial stare.

45
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Irrational

A

unreasonable

ex) Arachnophobia is an irrational fear of spiders.

46
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Navigable

A

suitable for sailing

ex) This map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren’t.

47
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Perspicacity

A

insight

ex) His poor financial decision showed a lack of perspicacity regarding the stock market.

48
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Raze

A

destroy

ex) The decision to drop the bomb should not be taken lightly as the power of the weapon could raze and entire town.

49
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Subterfuge

A

a trick

ex) From now on, he will no longer subterfuge to his family and instead focus on living an honest lifestyle.

50
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Wane

A

grow less

ex) Since sales have started to wane, the store is in danger of becoming unprofitable.

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