GRE VOCAB PT3 Flashcards by grace lackey | Brainscape

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lethargic

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sluggish manner

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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metaphor

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a figure of speech comparing two different things

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meticulous

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extremely careful about details

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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mitigate

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to lessen

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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paradox

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a contradiction

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray ones trust

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way, indifferent

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permeate

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to penetrate

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philanthropy

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charity or desire to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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plastic

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able to be molded, bent

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plethora

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excess

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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pristine

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fresh and clean

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prodigal

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lavish

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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propitiate

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to appease

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propriety

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

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prudence

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wisdom, caution or restraint

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pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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quiescent

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motionless

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rarefy

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to make thinner

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent, reserved

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rhetoric

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effective writing or speaking

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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specious

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seeming plausible but fallacious

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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sublime

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grand

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tacit

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done without using words

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taciturn

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silent, not talkative

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tirade

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long, harsh speech

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torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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transitory

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temporary, lasting a brief time

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vacillate

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to be indecisive

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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veracity

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truthfulness

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verbose

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wordy

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vex

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to annoy

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volatile

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easily aroused or changeable

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waver

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to fluctuate between choices

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whimsical

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unpredictable

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zeal

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passion, excitement