GRE Princeton 4 Flashcards

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Anachronism

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Something out of place

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Amenable

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Agreeable

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Astringent

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Harsh or severe; causing tissue shrinkage

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Contiguous

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Adjacent

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Credulous

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Gullible; easily persuade

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Decorum

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Polite or appropriate conduct

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Derision

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Scorn

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Dilettante

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Superficial interest in art; amateur

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Divulge

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Disclose something secret

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Flout

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Openly fail to follow rule or convention

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Nonchalant

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Unconcerned; display no anxiety

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Glib

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Superficial

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Immutable

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Not capable of change

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Impetuous

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Hasty rashly energetic

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Inimical

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Harmful; injurious

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Intrepid

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Courageous adventurous

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Maverick

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One who does not go along we’ll with group or party

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Mercurial

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Unpredictable changes in mood

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Neophyte

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Beginner

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Obfuscate

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Obscure; make confuse

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Pervade

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Permeate

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Phlegmatic

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Sluggish

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Presumptuous

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Disrespectful boldness

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Probity

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Honesty

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Proclivity

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Predisposition

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Profligate

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Wasteful

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Propensity

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Natural inclination

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Prosaic

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Dull

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Quixotic

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Foolishly impractical

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Recondite

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Hidden, obscure

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Rueful gent

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Radiant

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Renege

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Fail to honor a commitment

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Sedulous

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Diligent, hardworking

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Soporific

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Inducing sleep

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Spendthrift

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Spend money waste fully

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Tacit

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Implied

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Unfeigned

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Genuine

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Untenable

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Indefensible, not viable (feasible)

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Vacillate

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Wave indecisively

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Vexation

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Irritation

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Vigilant

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Alert watchful

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Vituperate

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Berate, contempt, scold

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Volatile

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Changeable