GRE Major Tests Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Anecdote

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a brief amusing story

ex) Her anecdote about her crowded flight was very funny.

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Celerity

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speed

ex) In order to work as a ball person during a tennis game, you must be able to run with great celerity.

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Dexterous

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skillful with hands

ex) Since I do not often use my left hand, I’am not dexterous when I use it for writing.

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Extraneous

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irrelevant

ex) If you want a good night’s sleep, it’s important to remove any extraneous light and sound.

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Incoherent

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not clear

ex) The speaker spoke so rapidly that his words were incoherent to most in the audience.

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Maladroit

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clumsy, unskillful

ex) When the maladroit waiter served us, he spilled wine on my dress.

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Pallid

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pale

ex) If you have a high fever and your skin is pallid, it’s certain you have a virus.

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Presumptuous

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assuming too much

ex) The students were presumptuous to think their teacher would not give them a quiz on a Monday.

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Scrupulous

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careful, diligent

ex) He is a scrupulous employee who always checks his work for accuracy.

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Unequivocal

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clear, obvious

ex) The experiment must be repeated because the results are not unequivocal.

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Animosity

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hatred

ex) Why do you have such animosity towards me?

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Censorious

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disapproving, critical

ex) censorious comments

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Dichotomy

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a division into two parts, difference between two opposite things

ex) His dichotomy of heaven and hell became an excellent essay.

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Extrapolate

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extend, predict on the basis of known data

ex) We can extrapolate the number of new students entering next year.

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Incongruous

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not fitting in

ex) How incongruous of a fat doctor telling me to lose weight.

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Malady

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illness

ex) Her respiratory malady required her to carry oxygen with her.

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Palpable

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easily felt

ex) Because the bank was being robbed, the sense of fear among the patrons was palpable.

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Pretentious

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pompous, acting more special than warranted

ex) The weight loss product seemed pretentious.

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Scrutinize

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examine carefully

ex) I know how you like to scrutinize a thing to death.

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Unfetter

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set free

ex) Once the bird was unfettered and out of the cage, it flew up in the sky.

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Annex

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a building which is an addition to an existing building

ex) Our house is so small we must build an annex before my husband’s mother can move in with us.

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Censure

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blame

ex) If he receives another censure from his boss, he will more than likely lose his job.

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Didactic

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intended to teach, instructive

ex) The textbook was didactic without being completely boring.

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Extrinsic

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irrelevant, coming from the outside of something

ex) You have to consider any extrinsic factors in the success of the business.

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Inconsequential
unimportant, insignificant ex) At the end of the day, everything is inconsequential except for family.
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Malediction
a curse ex) The witch's malediction made the young princess fall into a deep sleep.
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Panacea
remedy for all ills ex) Unfortunately there is no panacea that will make cancer instantly vanish from your body.
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Prevaricate
speak misleadingly ex) During the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend.
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Scuttle
sink ex) The shark scuttled the ship.
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Unfrock
to remove a priest from his position ex) The pope was unfrocked because he cursed many times in his tweets.
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Annex
take possession of, seize, capture ex) The government planned to annex the islands.
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Cerebral
intellectual ex) You may not realize the high level of cerebral strategy involved, which is even more crucial than physical skill.
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Diffident
lacking confidence ex) Because she felt unattractive, Mary was diffident and kept to herself at parties.
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Fallacious
false ex) What he says is often fallacious.
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Inconspicuous
not easily seen, not noticeable ex) Since I do not like to wear flashy accessories, I always purchase inconspicuous jewelry.
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Malefactor
a wrong-doer, one who does evil ex) For several years, the detective pursued the malefactor who had brutally killed the two children.
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Paradigm
example, model, way of looking at things ex) His programming paradigm has taken the computer world by storm.
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Pristine
unspoiled ex) Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still pristine and beautiful.
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Seminary
an institution in which priests are trained ex) A U.S. based religious institution is trying to set up a seminary in our town.
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Unprecedented
never having happened before ex) The internet has erased distance and given people unprecedented access to each other.
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Anomaly
something which does not fit in a pattern ex) In order to find the anomaly, scientists had to repeat the experiment over a hundred times.
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Certitude
certainty ex) He believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job.
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Digress
wander off the subject ex) Because abortion is difficult for me to talk about, I will digress from this topic.
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Falter
hesitate ex) Because that horse has a tendency to falter at the gate, the odds that he will win the race are low.
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Indelible
cannot be wiped out ex) An indelible memory.
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Malinger
deliberately avoid work ex) The lazy student tried to malinger when it was time to work on his essay.
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Paradox
apparently contradictory statement ex) The idea of being cruel to be kind is a paradox because cruelty is not normally associated with kindness.
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Proclivity
tendency towards ex) As a young child, the award-winning singer had a proclivity for music.
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Sensuous
appealing to the sense ex) Her voice was rather deep and very sensuous.
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Unscathed
unharmed ex) I came through all those perils unscathed.