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GRE Major Tests Chapter 20 Flashcards

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Benignity

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compassion, gentleness, fondness

ex) Her benignity makes him too nice and allows him to be an easy target for con artists.

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Contusion

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a bruise

ex) He has a back contusion, unrelated to the previous injury.

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Emerge

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come out, appear

ex) She emerged from the kitchen.

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Gullibility

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being easily fooled

ex) He is such a gullible person he always believes everything people say.

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Jollity

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gaiety, happiness

ex) I love all the warmhearted jollity of the holiday season.

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Nonentity

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not famous

ex ) The celebrity cut in front of me like I was a nonentity.

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Pinnacle

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topmost point

ex) At the pinnacle of her career, she was on the cover of every entertainment magazine.

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Referendum

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public vote

ex) The employees were asked to vote on a referendum about the company insurance plan.

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Suspect

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doubtful

ex) Nobody suspected him because he had a reputation for being honest.

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Wistful

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melancholy

ex) I became wistful when I saw my ex-boyfriend with his new love.

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Bequeath

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leave something in one’s will to be given after ones’s death

ex) The billionaire’s will states that he plans to bequeath all of his fortune to his butler.

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Conundrum

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a puzzle

ex) Trying to solve this conundrum is really making my head hurt.

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Emulate

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to imitate something admired

ex) If you want to be rich, emulate a wealthy entrepreneur.

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Gullible

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easily fooled

ex) The gullible woman gave all her money to a fake charity.

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Jubilant

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filled with joy, ecstatic, delighted, rejoicing

ex) I am jubilant to learn that my sister is finally having a baby.

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Nostalgia

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longing for the past

ex) If my brother sees the family pictures and videos, nostalgia may help him regain his memory.

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Pious

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very religious

ex) Everyone knows the pious Mr. Smith never leaves his house without his Bible.

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Refute

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disprove, to prove wrong by argument or evidence

ex) My physics teacher challenged us to refute his laboratory findings with our own evidence.

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Sybarite

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lover of luxury

ex) So he could relax whenever he wanted, the sybarite wanted to include a hot tub in his living room renovations.

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Zany

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crazy, wacky, unique, amusing

ex) My cat behaves in a zany manner after inhaling catnip.

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Berate

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scold, criticize

ex) As the director started to berate the cast for the hundredth time, several of the lead actors walked out.

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Conventional

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usual, customary, common

ex) n many cultures, a handshake is a conventional greeting exchanged between people meeting for the first time.

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Endorse

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give support or approval to

ex) The singer is being paid to endorse the soft drink in a series of commercials.

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Gustatory

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concerned with the sense of taste

ex) The chef was trying to teach his students about the gustatory arts.

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Judicious

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correct in judgment, wise

ex) The experienced software engineer is judicious when it comes to finding the best way to code a software application.

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Notoriety

A

infamy, known for wrong doing

ex) The restaurant’s notoriety for its low health department score has led to a huge decline in sales.

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Pivotal

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of central importance

ex) Good customer service is pivotal to a successful business.

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Regale

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entertain

ex) The chef hoped his meal would regale the food critic.

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Sycophant

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bootlicker, flatterer

ex) My sister is a shallow sycophant who will flatter anyone for a free designer handbag.

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Zeal

A

enthusiasm

ex) The athlete’s zeal gave him the energy to reach the top of the mountain.

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Beret

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type of cap

ex) I’d have been wearing a beret in no time.

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Corpulent

A

fat

ex) After overeating for months, the skinny girl became somewhat corpulent.

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Endurance

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staying power, patience, stamina

ex) The ballet director was seeking talented dancers who had incredible endurance.

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Hackneyed

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common and over-used

ex) Eventually, the phrase became so hackneyed that people stopped saying it.

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Jurisprudence

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science or study of law

ex) People who study jurisprudence hope to learn more about the nature and history of laws.

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Novel

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new, unusual

ex) She has suggested a novel approach to the problem.

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Placate

A

pacify, soothe, calm

ex) My husband will do just about anything to placate me so I will not be mad at him.

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Relegate

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dismiss to a lower position, to put (someone or something) in a lower or less important position,

ex) Mr. Pierce eases his workload by having his secretary pick out the mail that is most important and relegate everything else to the recycling bin.

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Taciturn

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quiet, saying little

ex) When Jack drinks, he goes from being taciturn to being very outspoken.

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Zealot

A

fanatic

ex) The security camera caught the health zealot vandalizing the soft drink manufacturer’s office.

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Bestial

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behaving like a beast, brutal

ex) The attacker’s bestial assault left Henry in a coma.

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Corrugated

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highly folded

ex) The roof was made of corrugated material so the rain could flow down easily.

43
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Enduring

A

lasting

ex) He formed a number of enduring relationships with women.

44
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Hallowed

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worshipped, consecrated

ex) The college’s hallowed tradition of ringing the chapel bell one hundred times before commencement ceremonies.

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Juxtapose

A

place next to

ex) Don’t juxtapose your own ideas with your sister’s. You both think way too differently to be able to function together.

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Novice

A

a beginner, tyro

ex) The bike race is only for novice riders who have never participated in a professional race.

47
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Placebo

A

harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine

ex) To the surprise of the medical researchers, people who took the placebo reported feeling better than ever.

48
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Remorse

A

regret, sorrow, contrition

ex) The psychopath appeared content and showed no remorse during the murder trial.

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Tactile

A

concerned with the sense of touch

ex) When I accidently touched the cactus, my tactile senses told my brain to quickly remove my fingers.

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Zenith

A

summit, the strongest or most successful period of time

ex) Before her zenith ended, Meredith published six best-selling books.

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