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GRE - Manhattan Essential Word List - L8 Flashcards

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Abridge

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Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea

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Affectation

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Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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Ascertain

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Find out with certainty

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Base

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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; or little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

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Bygone

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Past, former (adj.); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc.

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Concede

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Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war)

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Contentious

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Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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Countenance

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Facial expression or face (n); approve or tolerate (v)

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point or final stage

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Deflect

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Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a sstraight course; avoid

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Diatribe

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Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Disinterested

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Unbiased, impartial; not interested

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Dissonance

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Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement

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Eccentric

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Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm esp. in a whimsical way

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Embellish

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Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details

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Equitable

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Fair, equal, just

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Exculpate

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Clear from guilt or blame

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Fathom

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Measure the depth of (usually of water)as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

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Fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate, encourage

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Glib

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Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficially or insincerity

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Heterogenous

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Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

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Impede

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Hold back, obstruct the progress of

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Incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

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Intelligible

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Able to be understood, clear

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Lackluster

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Not shiny; dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality

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Levity

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Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate way

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Malleable

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Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted

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Moreover

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Besides; in addition to what was just stated

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression, etc.

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Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure

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Partial

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Biased, prejudiced, favoring one over others; having a special liking for something or someone (usually partial to)

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Peripheral

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Relating to or making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance, fringe

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Plausible

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Believable; having the appearance of truth

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Predisposed

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Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; subscribe

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Profligate

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Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful

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Prospective

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Potential, in the future

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Refute

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Prove to be false

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Resolve

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Find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote(v); firmness of purpose (n)

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Sacrosanct

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Sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism

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Scathing

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Severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)

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Solicitous

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Concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful

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Sportive

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Playful, merry, joking around, done “in sport” (rather than intended seriously)

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Subside

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Sink, settle down, become less active, return to a normal level

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Tacit

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Understood without being said; implied, not stated directly; silent

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Tractable

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Easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded

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Unseemly

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Improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness

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Warranted

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Justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)

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