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GRE Vocab List E (Princeton Review) (50 words) Flashcards

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approbation

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(noun) an expression of approval or praise

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axiomatic

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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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discordant

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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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effrontery

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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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ennui

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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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fulminate

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(verb) to loudly attack or denounce

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inured

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(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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extemporaneous

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(adj.) improvised; done without preparation

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neologism

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(noun) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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(adj.) harmful, injurious

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perspicacious

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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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prattle

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(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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predilection

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(noun) a disposition in favor of something; preference

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sordid

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(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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truculent

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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virulent

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(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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adulation

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(noun) excessive praise; intense adoration

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chary

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(adj.) wary; cautious; sparing

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dearth

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(noun) smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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emollient

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(adj.)/( noun) soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin

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furtive

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(adj.) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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incipient

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(adj.) beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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odious

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(adj.) evoking intense aversion or dislike

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impecunious

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(adj.) lacking funds; without money

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penurious

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(adj.) penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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preen

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(verb) to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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putrefy

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(verb) to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)

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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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quaff

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(verb) to drink deeply

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inveigle

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(verb) to obtain by deception or flattery

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quiescence

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(noun) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent)

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redoubtable

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(adj.) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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evanescent

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(adj.) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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halcyon

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(adj.) calm and peaceful

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grandiloquence

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(noun) pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent)

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infelicitous

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(adj.) unfortunate; inappropriate

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rancorous

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(adj.) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form: rancor)

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recalcitrant

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(adj.) obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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surfeit

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(verb) an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess (noun form: a surfeit of supplies)

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acerbic

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(adj.) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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astringent

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(adj.) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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contiguous

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(adj.) sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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impetuous

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(adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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neophyte

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(noun) a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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refulgent

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(adj.) radiant; shiny; brilliant

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renege

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(verb) to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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prosaic

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(adj.) dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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rarefy

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(verb) to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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variegated

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(adj.) multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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vituperate

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(verb) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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