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GRE Vocab List 11 Flashcards

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1
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Aver

A

Declare something as true

Eg- The defendant avered his innocence.

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Inure

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Harden

Eg- The tough city life inured her.

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Denouement

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resolution of a story

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Machinate

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Scheme

Eg- The enemies machinated for caesars death.

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Malodorous

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Stinky

Eg- Before the reconstruction, the entire house smelt malodorous.

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Dovetail

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Fit together tightly

Eg- The NRC and CAA dovetailed to further the govt agenda.

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Disenfranchise

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Deprive of votes

Eg- Women were disenfranchised in Elections till 19th century.

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Frustrate

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Prevent

Eg- The bad weather frustrated our plans for a picnic.

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Dolorous

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Sorrowful

Eg- Baghban is a dolorous story of the way kids treat their parents.

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Countermand

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revoke or cancel an order

Eg- The order to arrest the protesters has been countermanded.

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Surreptitious

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Stealthy

Eg- Young kids are used as labourers surreptitiously despite the labour laws.

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Chimera

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Illusion, fantasy or delusion

Eg- The free country you speak of is simply a chimera.

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful

Eg- As an adult, I often miss the halcyon moments of my childhood days.

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Puissant

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Great power or influence

Eg- His ancestral money was the reason he became so puissant.

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Underscore

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Emphasize

Eg- His intent to go to battle was underscored.

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Tempestuous

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Intensely emotional

Eg- His behavior in school could simply be described as tempestuous.

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Apothegm

A

Short saying

18
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Maxim

A

Short saying

19
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Provident

A

planning ahead or prudent.

Eg- Her tough life had taught her to be provident.

20
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Gaffe

A

Blunder

Eg- In my first few weeks at work, I made some real gaffes.

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Perfidious

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Deceitful and untrustworthy

Eg- He was a perfidious lover.

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Untenable

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Indefensible

Eg- The lawyer put up an untenable argument.

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Punctilious

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Meticulous and diligent

Eg- He was punctilious regarding his work.

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Encumber

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Hamper or hinder

Eg- Her movement was encumbered due to her heavy skirt.

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Exasperate

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Annoy

Eg- She let out an exasperated sigh.

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