GRE Vocab 04 Flashcards by Kim Dang

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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

interruption, pause

languid

tired; slow

obscured

hidden; covered; buried

poised

calm; collected; self-possessed

resplendent

shining; glowing

therapeutic

medicinal; curative

anthropological

referring to the study of human beings and their cultures

levity

lack of seriousness

reverential

showing respect

antipode

direct opposite

bifurcation

division into two

dichotomy

a division into two parts

funerary

melancholy; gloomy

avuncular

like an uncle

convivial

festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

mellifluous

pleasing to the ear

abrasive

rough, coarse, harsh

bilk

cheat, defraud

covert

hidden, undercover

engender

cause

hangar

storage area (like garage) for a plane

knotty

complex, difficult to solve

nuance

something subtle, a fine shade of meaning

plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

renown

fame

tangent

going off the main subject

edify

instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually

treacly

overly sweet

dalliance

the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working

infelicity

unsuitability, inappropriateness

sedulous

persistent, showing industry and determination

petulant

easily irritated or annoyed

prosaic

not challenging

consecrated

made or declared or believed to be holy

cursory

hasty and without attention to detail

censure

harsh criticism or disapproval