GRE Med 1 Flashcards
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tepid
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lacking emotions
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petulant
A
rude or impulsive
3
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derisive
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expressing scorn
4
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laudatory
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expressing praise
5
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ascetic
A
simple
6
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iconoclastic
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radical, rebellious, innovative
7
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contemptible
A
shameful” or despicable
8
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macabre
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deathly, morbid
9
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beleaguered
A
troubled
10
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succored
A
help, assist
11
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sepulcher
A
tomb for the dead
12
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ossuary
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tomb for the dead
13
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superannuated
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outdated
14
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sebaceous
A
fatty or oily
15
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incipient
A
developing
16
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conundrum
A
difficult questions or mystery
17
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imperturbable
A
“calm” or “composed.”
18
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banal
A
boring
19
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ubiquitous
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“omnipresent” or “being everywhere,”
20
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omnipresent
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wide-ranging, universal
21
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querulous
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habitually complaining.
22
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anomalous
A
rare, exceptional
23
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vitriol
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bitterness criticism
24
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usury
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an excessively high interest rate paid on a loan.
25
candor
honesty
26
scourge
something that causes affliction (lash or whip)
27
insurgence
revolt
28
virulent
extremely dangerous and capable of spreading very quickly
29
acrimonious
angry and bitter
30
dilatory
delayed
31
trite
pointless" or "unoriginal
32
trenchant
pointed" or "articulate
33
blithe
careless, thoughtless
34
poignant
deeply affecting
35
slipshod
sloppy, careless
36
slovenly
messy, sloppy
37
genteel
refine, respectable
38
urbane
elegant
39
recondite
hard to understand
40
abstruse
esoteric, obscure, hard to understand
41
pellucid
understandable
42
reviled
abused verbally
43
licentious
immoral
44
maladroit
awkward, clumsy, inept
45
inept
unskilled
46
avaricious
greedy
47
wizened
shrunken and wrinkled with age
48
taciturn
silent or quiet by nature
49
disparage
criticize
50
castigate
criticize
51
espouse
promote
52
affronted
insulted" or "slighted
53
ameliorate
make better
54
cosseted
pampared
55
dandled
cuddled, pampered
56
borne
tolerated
57
penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something, preference
58
proclivity
a strong inclination towards something
59
premonition
forewarning, unplesant intuition
