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GRE Vocab Flashcards

1
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Ubiquitous

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Present, appearing or found everywhere

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Indigent

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Poor/needy

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Errant

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Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

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Expurgate

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Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable

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Destitute

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Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself

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Staid

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Sedate, respectable, unadventurous, “prim and proper”

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Vaunted

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Praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way

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Discursive

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Moving from topic to topic without order

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Quixotic

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Extremely idealistic, unrealistic and impractical

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Fell

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Of terrible evil or ferocity; deadly

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Mettlesome

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(Of a person or animal) full of spirit and courage; lively

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Nadir

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The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation

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Ineluctable

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Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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Elegiac

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Mournful, sad

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Subterfuge

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Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal; cunning

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Affable

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Friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to

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Grovel

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Lie or crawl on the ground; pleading, begging

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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Innocuous

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Harmless, not offensive

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Facetious

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Joking or jesting often inappropriately; class clown

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Benighted

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In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance; ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened

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Squander

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Waste/throw away (in a reckless or foolish manner)

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Enamoured

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Filled with love

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Beseeched

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Plead, beg, implore

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Incumbent

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Holder of an office or post

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Plangent

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(Of a sound) loud and resonant; mournful

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Invidious

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(Of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger; unpleasant, undesirable

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Nugatory

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Of no value or importance

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Odium

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Hatred, disgust, repugnance

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Predilection

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Preference, liking, bias in favour

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Augury

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Sign of what will happen in the future; an omen

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32
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Valorize

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Give or ascribe value or validity to

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Indict

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Formally accuse of or charge with a crime

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Abrogate

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Repeal, revoke, do away with (law or formal agreement)

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Mellifluous

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(Of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear

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Voluble

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Talkative (talking fluently, readily or incessantly)

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37
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Avarice

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Greed

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38
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Lagniappe

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Something given as a bonus or gratuity

39
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Macabre

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Disturbing, associated with death

40
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Fetid

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Smelling extremely unpleasant

41
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Incorrigible

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Not able to be changed or reformed; habitual, incurable

42
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Dubious

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Hesitating or doubting

43
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Flagitious

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Criminal, villainous

44
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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

45
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Wily

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Skilled at gaining an advantage; sneaky, deceitful

46
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Equivocal

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Not easily understood or explained; ambiguous

47
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Lucid

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Very clear and easy to understand

48
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Precipitate

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To cause something to happen quickly or suddenly

49
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Assuage

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Relieve; ease

50
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Erudite

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Knowledgeable, well-educated

51
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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant; spending money or resources freely and recklessly

52
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Enigma

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Mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand

53
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Phlegmatic

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Showing little emotion; calm, composed

54
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Apostate

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A person who abandoned a religious faith or cause

55
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Maladroit

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Clumsy, awkward

56
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Abrogate

A

Formally revoke

57
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Disabuse

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Persuade someone that a belief is incorrect

58
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Miscreant

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Person who breaks the law

59
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Tractable

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Easy to control or influence; malleable

60
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Concomitant

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Event that happened at the same time/in connection with another

61
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Quail

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Draw back (with fear or pain); cower

62
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Misanthropic

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Unsociable/antisocial

63
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Diffidence

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Modesty, shyness, hesitancy

64
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Garrulity

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Excessive talkativeness, outgoing

65
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Asperity

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Harshness, sharpness

66
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Haughtiness

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Arrogance, pride, vain

67
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Vitriol

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Filled with bitter criticism or malice

68
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Ardour

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Great enthusiasm, passion

69
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Calumny

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Making false/defamatory statements to damage someone’s reputation; slander

70
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Inimitable

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Unique, distinctive

71
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Bemoan

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Complain, express discontent

72
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Anachronism

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Belonging to a different period in which it exists

73
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Found wanting

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Inadequate; lacking what is expected or needed

74
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Remiss

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Negligent, careless

75
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Ingratiating

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Intending to gain approval, fawning

76
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Vociferous

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Being loud and forceful, expressing strong opinions; vocal and passionate

77
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Vehement

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Passionate, intense

78
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Cravenness

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Cowardice, lacking courage

79
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Tribulation

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Cause of great trouble or suffering; difficulties

80
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Forthright

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Direct, outspoken

81
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Posthumous

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Occurring after the death of its originator

82
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Acumen

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Ability to make good judgements and quick decisions; sharpness, shrewdness, awareness

83
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Shrewdness

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Having good powers of judgement

84
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Zeal

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Enthusiasm, passion

85
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Deftness

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Skillful, ability without difficulty

86
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Cede

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Give up (power or territory)

87
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Venal

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Corrupt; showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

88
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Impudent

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Not showing due respect; impertinent, cheeky, rude

89
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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

90
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Prescient

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Having knowledge of events before they occur

91
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Precarious

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Not securely held, on the edge; insecure, uncertain, unreliable

92
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Marred

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Spoiled, ruined

93
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Impertinent

A

Rude

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