GRE Vocabulary Flashcards

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Somber

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Gloomy

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2
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Myriad

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A great number

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3
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Quixotic

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Foolishly idealistic

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4
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Derision

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Ridicule

Similar words: calumny

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5
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Calumny

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Slander

Similar words: derision

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Expurgating

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Censoring

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7
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Edifying

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Morally instructing

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8
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Cerebral

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Involving intellect

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9
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Banal

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Boring, lacking originality

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10
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Cosseted

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Pampered

Similar words: dandled

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11
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Dandled

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Pampered

Similar words: cosseted

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12
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Craven

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Cowardly, easily frightened

Similar words: timid

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13
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Deleterious

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Harmful

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14
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Belies

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Contradict

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