GRE VOCAB 6 Flashcards by Sarah McMahon

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disabuse

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free someone from an erroneous belief

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diatribe

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bitter, accusing criticism

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desultory

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aimless, haphazard

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craven

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cowardly, spineless

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pusillanimous

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cowardly, faint-hearted

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contrite

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remorseful, deeply sorry

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complaisant

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obliging, eager to please

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coda

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summary, conclusion

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chicanery

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deception, fraud, trickery

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transgression

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violation of a law

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting

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indigent

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destitute, penurious

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inchoate

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not fully formed, rudimentary

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idolatrous

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blindly devoted

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iconoclastic

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attacking traditions, nonconformist

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harangue

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intense verbal attack; diatribe; tirade

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gainsay

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dispute, deny, oppose

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equanimity

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calmness of temperament

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forestall

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hinder, avert, preclude

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foment

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stir up, incite, provoke

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felicitous

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apt, well-chosen, appropriate

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fatuous

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brainless, inane, smugly foolish, asinine