GRE Vocab 02 Flashcards by Kim Dang | Brainscape

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abhor

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to hate

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bigot

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narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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counterfeit

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fake, false

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enfranchise

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to give voting rights

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hamper

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hinder, obstruct

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kindle

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to start a fire

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous, lethal

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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renumeration

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payment for work done

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talisman

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lucky charm

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cogent

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powerfully persuasive

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pertinent

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relevant

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specious

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plausible but false

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ostentatious

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intended to attract notice and impress others

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salient

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prominent; of notable significance

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paramount

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having superior power or influence

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unnerving

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inspiring fear

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quintessential

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the most typical; ideal

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priggish

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exaggeratedly proper

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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bourgeois

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middle class

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debility

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weakness; incapacity

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epistolary

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concerned with letters, through correspondence

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hiatus

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interruption, pause

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languid

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tired; slow

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obscured

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hidden; covered; buried

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poised

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calm; collected; self-possessed

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resplendent

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shining; glowing

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therapeutic

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medicinal; curative

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anthropological

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referring to the study of human beings and their cultures

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levity

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lack of seriousness

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reverential

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showing respect

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antipode

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direct opposite

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bifurcation

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division into two

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dichotomy

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a division into two parts

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funerary

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melancholy; gloomy

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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convivial

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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

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mellifluous

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pleasing to the ear