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GRE - Manhattan Essential Word List - L6 Flashcards

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Abjure

A

Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

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Advocate

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Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)

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Analogous

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Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)

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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj.); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (v)

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Aver

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Declare or affirm with confidence

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Bureaucracy

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Govt. characterized be many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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Catalyst

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Causer of change

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

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Consolidate

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Unit, combine, solidify make coherent

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Copious

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Plentiful, bountiful

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Credibility

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Believability, trustworthiness

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Default

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Failure to act, neglect (n); fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (v)

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Detached

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impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

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Discriminating

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Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight

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Disseminate

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Scatter, spread about, broadcast

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Dubious

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Doubtfull, questionable, suspect

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Elicit

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Call forth, bring out, evoke

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Enumerate

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Count or list; specify one-by-one

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Exacerbate

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Make worse (more violent, severe, etc.), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)

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Fanatical

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Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in a uncritical way

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Foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Germane

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Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

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Hearken

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Listen, pay attention to

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Impair

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Make worse, weaken

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Inchoate

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Just begun, underdeveloped, unorganized

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Inherent

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Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

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Keen

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Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)

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Lavish

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Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess (adj.); give very generously (v)

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Lull

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Soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in lullaby); quite down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely (v); a period of calm o quite (n)

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Molify

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Calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen or soften

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Notoriety

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Ill fame; the state of being well known for a disgraceful reason

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Officious

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Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

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Paradox

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Contradiction that is actually true

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Penchant

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Liking or inclination (usually penchant for)

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Placid

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Peaceful, calm, tranquil

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Precarious

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Unstable, insecure, dangerous

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Prodigal

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Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

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Prosaic

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Dull, ordinary

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Reap

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Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one’s effort

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Rescind

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Annul, repeal, make void

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Rudimentary

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Elementary, relating to the basics; underdeveloped, primitive

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Savor

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Appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

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Slew

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A large number or quantity

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Speculate

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Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble

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Stymie or stymy

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Block, hinder, or thwart (v); an obstacle (n)

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Synchronous

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Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

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Torpor

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Sluggishness, lethargy, apathy; a period of inactivity

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Unequivocal

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Unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning

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Vituperate

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Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly

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