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GRE vob list 3 Flashcards

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lucid

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clear

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magnanimous

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generous or forgiving

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maladroit

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clumsy, tactless
S:munificent
A:miserly
root: anim+spirit

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malfeasance

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misconduct or wrondoing often commited by a public official

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malign

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to speak harmful untruths about, to slander

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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maxim

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an expression of general truth or principle

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minatory

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menacing, threatening

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes other

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miser

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a person,one who hoards to excess and never spends

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mitigate

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to soften, to lessen

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mollify

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to calm or make less severs

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nascent

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starting to develop

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neophyte

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a newcomer to something

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obdurate

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stubborn; resistant to persuasion

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obfuscate

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to render indistinct or dim

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oblique

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not direct

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obsolete

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old and out of use

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obstreperous

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noisily defiant, unruly

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obtuse

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not sharp

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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occlusion

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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omnivorous

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eating or absorbing everything

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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panegyric

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formal or elaborate praise at an assembly

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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paucity

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smallness of quality; scarcity; scantiness

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penchant

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tendency

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penurious

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living in poverty

31
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perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust, disloyal

32
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perfunctory

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performed merely as routine duty

33
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peripatetic

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walking or traveling about;itinerant

34
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pernicious

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harmful

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perquisite

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a benefit or gratuity

36
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perspicacious

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having keen mental perception and understanding

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pertinacious

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persistent, stubborn

38
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petulant

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showing sudden irritation,esp over some annoyance

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philanderer

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one who carries on adultery

40
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philology

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

41
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plethora

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a large amount

42
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precept

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a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct

43
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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly

44
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preclude

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to prevent the presence of

45
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precocious

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unusually advance or mature in mental development

46
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predilection

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preference, liking

47
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prescient

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having knowledge of things before the happen

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

49
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prodigal

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wasteful

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promulgate

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to make known by open declaration

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propitiate

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to satisfy; to appease

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propound

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to set fourth for consideration

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propriety

A

correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs

54
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proscribe

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to condemn as harmful or odious

55
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proselytize

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to convert or attempt to recruit

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prudent

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with wisdom, caution or restraint

57
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puerile

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childish, immuture

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pugnacious

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eager to fight, aggressive

59
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punctilious

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strict or exact in the observance of formalities, fussy

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pusillanimous

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lacking courage or resolution

61
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querulous

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full or complaint

62
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quiescent

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calm and still

63
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ravenous

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hungry

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recumbent

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lying down; reclining; learning

65
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refractory

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stubborn; rebllious

66
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rejoinder

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to reply, retort

67
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remonstrate

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to say or plead in protest or objection

68
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reprobate

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a depraved or wicked person

69
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repudiate

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to reject

70
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reticent

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silent, reserved

71
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revile

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to criticize with harsh language

72
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sedition

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incitement of dicontent or rebellion against a government

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