GRE Vocab 3 Flashcards
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inviolate
(in VIE oh let)
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adj. not violated or profaned; pure
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haptic
(HAP tick)
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adj. related to the sense of touch
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levity
(LEV ih tee)
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n. a lack of seriousness often at an improper time; frivolity
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myriad
(MERE ee id)
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n. a large number
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adamant
(AD uh mint)
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adj. stubborn; unyielding
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extant
(EX tint)
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adj. present or existing
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quintessential
(kwin teh SEN shull)
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adj. the most typical; the purest
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microcosm
(MY crow kos um)
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n. a small thing representing a larger thing
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arrogate
(ARE uh gate)
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v. to unrightfully take or claim
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askew
(uh SKEW)
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adj. slanted to one side
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recidivist
(ruh SID uh vist)
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n. someone who relapses into crime
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hardscrabble
(HARD skrab bull)
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adj. desolate; impoverished; bleak
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irk
(ERRK)
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v. to annoy or irritate
n. a source of irritation
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painstaking
(PAINS taking)
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adj. meticulous; careful
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dyspeptic
(diss PEP tick)
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adj. having or showing a habitually bad temper
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prescient
(PRESS y ent)
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adj. seeing the future; well-planned and thought out
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veracious
(vur A shus)
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adj. full of truth (veracity)
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defenestrate
(duh FEN eh strate)
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v. to quickly throw out
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putrid
(PYOO trid)
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adj. foul or rotten
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raiment
(RAY ment)
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n. clothing; garment
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bedlam
(BED lum)
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n. a state of uproar and confusion
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abashed
(uh BASHED)
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adj. embarrassed; discomfited
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steadfast
(STEAD fast)
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adj. loyal; immovable
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subversive
(sub VERSE ive)
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adj. seeking to undermine or disturb
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conversant
(con VERSE int)
adj. familiar with
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provincial
(prah VIN shull)
adj. narrow-minded; shortsighted; unsophisticated
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remedial
(ruh MEED y ul)
adj. corrective; reformative
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pallid
(PAL id)
adj. pale; lacking color
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delimit
(dee LIM it)
v. to determine the limit, boundary or extent of something
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scuttle
(SKUT ul)
v. to destroy or scrap
v. to proceed or move quickly
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discreet
(dis KREET)
adj. having or showing self-restraint and good judgment
adj. intentionally unobtrusive
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revulsion
(ruh VUL shun)
n. disgust
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uncultivated
(Un KULT iv ate id)
adj. existing without human habitation or cultivation
adj. lacking in refinement or good taste
adj. not civilized
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ragamuffin
(RAG a muffin)
n. a dirty, poor person or child
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kindle
(KIN dull)
v. to start; to stir up
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sullen
(SULL en)
adj. sad, gloomy, resentful
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wrongheaded
(RONG head ed)
adj. having ideas that are wrong
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jettison
(Jet ih son)
v. to get rid of or to reject something
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secrete
(suh CREET)
v. to form and give off
v. to conceal or hide
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sectarian
(sek TEAR y en)
adj. narrow-minded
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primordial
(Pry MORDY ul)
adj. original; existing since the beginning
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unkempt
(un KEMT)
adj. sloppy; untidy
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miserly
(MY zir lee)
adj. stingy or cheap with money
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ashen
(ASH in)
adj. very pale
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reverent
(REV ur ent)
adj. having deep respect for
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stupefied
(STOOP uh fyed)
adj. stunned; dumbfounded
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tonic
(TAWN ick)
n. refreshing; restorative; healthy
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inexorable
(in EX ur a bull)
adj. not able to be stopped or changed
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jingoism
(JIN go ism)
n. excessive favoritism towards one's own country
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verboten
(fur BO tin)
adj. forbidden
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motile
(MOH till)
adj. having the ability to move
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dither
(DITH ur)
v. to stress out from indecision
n. a state of nervous or irritated concern
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august
(awe GUST)
adj. marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
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morbid
(MORE bid)
adj. causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
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effluvium
(uh FLOOVE lee um)
n. an invisible, often harmful, vapor
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furor
(FURE rir)
n. a state of noisy, confused activity
n. an outburst of rage or excitement
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toothsome
(TOOTH some)
adj. tasty; appealing
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grouse
(GRAHWSE) rhymes with house
v. to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
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requisite
(RECK wiz it)
adj. necessary
n. requirement
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reductive
(ruh DUCT ihve)
adj. related to making something smaller or simpler
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canonize
(CAN nun eyes)
v. to make a saint (literal) or to put someone beyond reproach (figurative)
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sangfroid
(sang FRWA)
n. coolness and composure
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enigmatic
(en igg MAT ick)
adj. mysterious; cryptic; ambiguous
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bygone
(BY gone)
adj. no longer existing
adj. past
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risque
(riss K)
adj. almost improper or indecent
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normative
(NORM a tive)
adj. establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm
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unassuming
(un uh SOOM ing)
adj. modest
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semblance
(sem BLENSE)
n. a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
n. an outward and often deceptive indication
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authoritative
(Auth OR it tay tive)
adj. definitive; comprehensive
adj. influential
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marshal
(MAR shul)
v. to gather and organize
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apropos
(app pro POH)
adj. relevant; applicable
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husbandry
(HUZ bun dree)
n. economy; frugality; thrift
n. farming; agriculture
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scuffle
(SKUFF ul)
n. a brief fight
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expatriate
(ex PAY tree ate)
n. one who has moved to a foreign country
v. to exile or banish
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feckless
(FEK liss)
adj. not producing the desired result
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caricature
(Care ick cah chur)
v. to distort, often comically
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accede
(uh SEED)
v. to express approval for; to give into
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permutation
(PERM you TAY shun)
n. a transformation or rearrangement
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grandiose
(GRAN dee ose)
adj. magnificent; epic
adj. arrogant; ostentatious
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diaphanous
(die APH in us)
adj. very thin and easy to see through
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fractious
(FRAK shis)
adj. given to disagreement or irritation
adj. difficult to manage or control
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waspish
(WOSP ish)
adj. irritable
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cohort
(KOH hort)
n. a person frequently seen in the company of another
n. one associated with another in wrongdoing
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gumption
(GUMP shun)
n. drive; initiative
n. prudence; wisdom
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opine
(OH pine)
v. to make a statement of one's opinion
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concomitant
(con COM it ent)
adj. present at the same time and place
n. something that is found along with something else
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cow
(COWD)
v. to intimidate
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propagate
(PROP a gate)
v. breed, grow, promote, publicize
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beneficence
(buh NIF uh sense)
n. the quality of being kind or charitable
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gadfly
(GAD fly)
n. one who is obnoxiously annoying
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fitful
(FIT full)
adj. sporadic; intermittent
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crepuscular
(cru PUS q lur)
adj. related to twilight
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openhanded
(OH pen HAN ded)
adj. generous
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umbrage
(UM bridge)
n. the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
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platonic
(Pluh TAWN ick)
adj. not related to romance or sex
adj. theoretical; hypothetical
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incessant
(in SESS int)
adj. never-ending, constant
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surmise
(sur MISE)
v. to guess
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outstrip
(out STRIP)
v. to be greater, better, or stronger than
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inane
(in AIN)
adj. having no meaning
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parochial
(purr RO key ul)
adj. narrow-minded
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battery
(BAT er ee)
n. a number of things considered as a unit
n. a small group or batch
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boon
(boon)
n. a benefit
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magisterial
(mah gist STEER ee ul)
adj. having strong authority
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scrupulous
(SKRUP u luss)
adj. ethical; moral
adj. meticulous; careful
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grisly
(GRIS lee)
adj. extremely disturbing or repellent
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munificent
(moon IF uh sint)
adj. generous or giving
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impenetrable
(im PEN it truh bull)
adj. impossible to understand
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perquisite
(PER quiz it)
n. a bonus, gift, or gratuity
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scintillating
(SIN tull ating)
adj. sparkling; glowing
adj. brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
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sclerotic
(sclear OTT ick)
adj. rigid; reluctant to adapt or compromise
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progenitor
(pro JEN ih ter)
n. a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
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imperturbable
(im purr TUR buh bull)
adj. not easily panicked or upset
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usurp
(ooh SURP)
v. to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
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tepid
(TEH pid)
adj. showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
adj. having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
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ogle
(OH gull)
v. to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way
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fawning
(FON ing)
v. obsequious; kowtowing
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erstwhile
(ERST while)
adj. former
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pan
(Pan)
v. to criticize
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verisimilar
(VEH ree sim ik er)
adj. seeming to be true
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aplomb
(uh PLOM)
n. complete and confident composure or self-assurance; poise
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anachronism
(an NACK ron is im)
n. something belonging to a different time period
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garble
(GAR bull)
v. to distort or misrepresent
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paroxysm
(par ROX cism)
n. a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
n. a violent disturbance; upheaval
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sapient
(SAP y ent)
adj. wise; prudent
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automaton
(awe tah mah tahn)
n. one who acts in a robotic way, or a robot
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utilitarian
(you till it TEAR y en)
adj. useful; beneficial
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plebeian
(PLEE be in)
adj. common; low-class
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inestimable
(in EST imm uh bull)
adj. having a value beyond any ability to appraise or adequately appreciate
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piebald
(PIE bulled)
adj. eclectic; varied
adj. pied
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petulant
(PETCH you lent)
adj. easily irritated or annoyed
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raconteur
(rack on TURR)
n. a good storyteller
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politic
(PAW lit ick)
adj. diplomatic; tactful
adj. prudent; wise
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hodgepodge
(HAHJ pahj)
n. a jumble of different things
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myopic
(my OP ick)
adj. shortsighted; careless
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embroil
(em BROY uled)
v. to involve oneself deeply in a difficult situation
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droll
(DROLL)
adj. causing or intended to cause laughter
n. a comedian or jester
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recondite
(REH cun dite)
adj. not easily understood; esoteric
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sophomoric
(sof uh MOR ick
adj. lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment
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sojourn
(SO jern)
n. a temporary stay
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rankled
(RAN kulled)
adj. angered
v. to make angry
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taxonomic
(Taks oh NOM ik)
adj. related to the process of categorization
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aghast
(uh GASSED)
adj. struck with terror, amazement, or horror
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robust
(roh BUST)
adj. healthy; strong; rich; full
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inordinate
(in ORD in it)
adj. exceeding reasonable limits
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glower
(GLAH wer)
v. to look with anger or disapproval
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dolorous
(DOLL ur us)
adj. mournful; sad
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demotic
(duh MOTT ick)
adj. popular; common
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gaffe
(GAFF)
n. a social mistake
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gambit
(GAM bit)
n. a clever and often underhanded means to achieve an end
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fervor
(FURR ver)
n. passion; intensity
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tensile
(TENSE I’ll)
adj. related to tension
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adorn
(uh DORN)
adj. to decorate or beautify
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sparing
(Spare ing)
adj. not using or giving a lot of something
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humdrum
(HUM drum)
adj. boring; dull; weary
n. a tedious lack of variety
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nugatory
(NOOG a tory)
adj. having no legal or binding force
adj. lacking importance
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becalm
(buh KAHM)
v. to calm or soothe
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squelch
(SKWELSH)
v. to crush or silence
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fruition
(froo ISH un)
n. the state of being actual or complete
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ferret
(FERR it)
v. to bring to light; to uncover
v. to search for something persistently
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obtrusive
(obb TRUE sive)
adj. thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
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behemoth
(buh HE mith)
n. something huge and powerful
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winnow
(WIN no)
v. to remove less desirable choices from a group or list
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pomp
(PAWMP)
n. pageantry; spectacle
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conflagration
(con FLUH gray shun)
n. a fire
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beatify
(BEE tih fie)
v. to make happy
v. to bless
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encompass
(en KUM pess)
v. to form a circle around
v. to include
v. to wrap
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ruffian
(RUFFY en)
n. a brutal person
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stigma
(STIG ma)
n. a mark of guilt or disgrace
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row
(ROW) rhymes with plow
n. a commotion
n. a quarrel
v. to argue
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wane
(WANE)
v. to decrease or decline
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listless
(LIST liss)
adj. lacking bodily energy or motivation
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effete
(uh FET)
adj. without strength or vitality; weak; soft
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apportion
(uh POOR shun)
v. to divide and distribute
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voyeur
(vo YER)
n. pervert; watcher; peeper
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jaunty
(JOHN tee)
adj. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
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compendious
(com pen dee us)
adj. succinct; concise; comprehensive
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gaunt
(gawnt)
adj. excessively thin and angular
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artful
(ART full)
adj. cunning
adj. inventive; creative
adj. virtuoso
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impertinent
(im PERT in int)
adj. disrespectful; improperly forward or bold
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betray
(BEH tray)
v. to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
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chortle
(CHORT ul)
v. to laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; to chuckle
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frivolous
(friv uh liss)
adj. not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
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entrenched
(en TRENCHED)
adj. fixed firmly or securely
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lambast
(lam bast)
v. to criticize severely or angrily
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deferential
(def er en chul)
adj. showing respect
