GRE Verbal Deck 5 Flashcards

1
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Esoteric

A

Understood by a few

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2
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Euphemism

A

A mild or indirect work or expression substituted for one considered too hard or blunt

It’s Euphemism during Eurphoria as insults are mild

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3
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Execrable

A

Extremely bad or unpleasant

Like excreta

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4
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Extraneous

A

Irrelevant or unrealted to the subject

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5
Q

Facetious

A

Treating serious issue with deliberately inappropriate humor

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6
Q

Fallacious

A

Based on mistaken belief

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7
Q

Felicitous

A

Well-chosen or suited to the circumstances

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8
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Fractious

A

Irritable or quarrelsome

Something that can be fracturing to a relationship

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9
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Gainsay

A

To deny or contradict

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10
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Garrulous

A

Talkative, on trivial matters

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11
Q

Gregarious

A

Fond of company; sociable

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12
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Guileless

A

Devoid of deceit; innocent and sincere

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13
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Gullible

A

Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

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14
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Hyperbole

A

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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15
Q

Iconoclastic

A

Attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs or institutions

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16
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Idolatry

A

Extreme admiration, love, or reverance for something or someone

17
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Impassive

A

Not feeling or showing emotion

18
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Imperturbable

A

Unable to be upset or excited; calm

Calm like Bible

19
Q

Impervious

A

Not affected by or incapable of being penetrated

20
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Implacable

A

Impossible to be appeased or pacified

21
Q

Inadvertently

A

Without intention; accidently

22
Q

Indigence

A

Extreme poverty

23
Q

Indolent

A

Wanting to avoid activity; lazy

24
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Ineluctable

A

Unavoidable

25
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Ingenuous

A

Innocent or unsuspecting

26
Q

Insinuate

A

To suggest or hint something in an indirect or unpleasent way

27
Q

Inured

A

Accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant

In-used

28
Q

Laconic

A

Using very few words; concise

Lack Elaboration

29
Q

Levity

A

Humor or frivolity, espcially in a serious situation

30
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Limpid

A

Clear and transparent; easily understood

31
Q

Mangnanimity

A

Generosity or nobility in forgiving

32
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Maverick

A

An independent-minded person

33
Q

Mendacious

A

Lying

34
Q

Misogynist

A

A person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women

35
Q

Mollify

A

To calm or soothe

36
Q

Morose

A

Sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered

37
Q

Obdurate

A

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

38
Q

Occlude

A

To block or obstruct

39
Q

Onerous

A

Involving great deal of effort or difficulty