GRE Med 1 Flashcards by Yakira McKay | Brainscape

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tepid

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lacking emotions

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petulant

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rude or impulsive

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derisive

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expressing scorn

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laudatory

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expressing praise

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ascetic

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simple

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iconoclastic

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radical, rebellious, innovative

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contemptible

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shameful” or despicable

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macabre

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deathly, morbid

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beleaguered

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troubled

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succored

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help, assist

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sepulcher

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tomb for the dead

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ossuary

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tomb for the dead

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superannuated

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outdated

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sebaceous

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fatty or oily

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incipient

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developing

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conundrum

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difficult questions or mystery

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imperturbable

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“calm” or “composed.”

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banal

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boring

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ubiquitous

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“omnipresent” or “being everywhere,”

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omnipresent

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wide-ranging, universal

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querulous

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habitually complaining.

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anomalous

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rare, exceptional

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vitriol

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bitterness criticism

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usury

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an excessively high interest rate paid on a loan.

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candor

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honesty

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scourge

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something that causes affliction (lash or whip)

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insurgence

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revolt

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virulent

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extremely dangerous and capable of spreading very quickly

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acrimonious

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angry and bitter

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dilatory

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delayed

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trite

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pointless” or “unoriginal

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trenchant

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pointed” or “articulate

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blithe

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careless, thoughtless

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poignant

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deeply affecting

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slipshod

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sloppy, careless

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slovenly

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messy, sloppy

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genteel

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refine, respectable

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urbane

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elegant

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recondite

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hard to understand

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abstruse

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esoteric, obscure, hard to understand

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pellucid

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understandable

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reviled

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abused verbally

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licentious

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immoral

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maladroit

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awkward, clumsy, inept

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inept

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unskilled

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avaricious

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greedy

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wizened

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shrunken and wrinkled with age

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taciturn

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silent or quiet by nature

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disparage

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criticize

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castigate

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criticize

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espouse

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promote

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affronted

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insulted” or “slighted

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ameliorate

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make better

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cosseted

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pampared

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dandled

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cuddled, pampered

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borne

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tolerated

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penchant

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a strong or habitual liking for something, preference

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proclivity

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a strong inclination towards something

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premonition

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forewarning, unplesant intuition