GRE Test 2 Flashcards by Avery McCauley | Brainscape

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Equivocal

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Did not take a stand

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Arbitrary

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Left up to chance

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Earnest

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Serious and sincere

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Piquant

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Provocative

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Recreant

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Cowardly

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Querulous

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Whiny

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Fastidiously

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Meticulously

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Cache

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To store away

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Rescind

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To take back

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Obstreperous

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Defiant

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Cogitation

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Thoughtful and considerate

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Zeal

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Extreme enthusiasm

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Implacable

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Vengeful

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Filial

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Relating to family

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Reprisal

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Vengeance

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Approbation

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Praise

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Decorum

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Appropriate behavior

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Saccharine

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Sweet

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Scorn

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Treat with contempt

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Venerate

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Regard with deepest respect

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Solace

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Consideration

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Vexation

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Irritation

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Lackadaisical

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Lazy

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Rapturous

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Happy

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Exultant

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Happy

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Punctilious

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Finicky

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Protests

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Complaints

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Augeries

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Omens

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Monastic

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Reclusive

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Sybaritic

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Devoted to ease and pleasue

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Cajole

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Convince

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Esoteric

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Difficult to understand

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Eclectic

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Diverse

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Obviate

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Prevent

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Profusion

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Abundance

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Vacillated

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Wavered

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Languish

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Weaken

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Fidelity

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Accuracy in detail

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Attrition

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Diminishing or loss

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Diminution

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Decrease

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Placate

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Appease

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Propitiate

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Appease

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Inundate

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Flood

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Carousing

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Drink excessively

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Bacchanalian

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Boisterously festive

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Venerable

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Worthy of dignity