GRE VOCABULARY #4 Flashcards
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BELFRY
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NOUN A BELL TOWER; THE ROOM IN WHICH A BELL IS HUNG SYN; SPIRE, STEEPLE
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AMELIORATE
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VERB TO MAKE BETTER; TO IMPROVE SYN; AMEND, BETTER, IMPROVE, PACIFY, UPGRADE
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BIFURCATE
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VERB TO DIVIDE INTO PARTS SYN; BISECT, SPLIT
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DILATORY
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ADJ INTENDED TO DELAY SYN; DRAGGING, FLAGGING, LAGGARD, LAGGING, SLOW, SLOW-FOOTED, SLOW-GOING, SLOW PACED, TARDY
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AUSTERE
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ADJ
SEVERE OR STERN IN APPEARANCE; UNDECORATED
STN; BLEAK, DOUR, GRIM, HARD, HARSH, SEVERE
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BLITHE
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ADJ JOYFUL, CHEERFUL, OR WITHOUT APPROPRIATE THOUGHT SYN; CAREFREE, LIGHTHEARTED, MERRY
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ADVOCATE
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VERB SPEAK IN FAVOR OF SYN; BACK, CHAMPION, SUPPORT
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AERIE
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NOUN A NEST BUILT HIGH IN THE AIR; AN ELEVATED, OFTEN SECLUDED DWELLING SYN; PERCH, STRONGHOLD
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PHILISTINE
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NOUN
A PERSON WHO IS GUIDED BY MATERIALISM AND IS DISDAINFUL OF INTELECTUAL OR ARTISTIC VALUES
THE PHOLISTINE NEVER GLANCED AT THE RARE VIOLIN…
SYN; BOOR, BOURGEOIS, CAPITALIST, MATERIALIST, VULGARIAN,
PITHY
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PITHY
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ADJ PROFOUND OR SUBSTANTIAL YET CONCISE, SUCCINT, AND TO THE POINT HER PITHY COMMENTS.... SYN; BRIEF, COMPACT, LACONIC, TERSE
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PLACATE
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VERB TO SOOTHE OR PACIFY SYN; APPEASE, CONCILIATE, MOLLIFY
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PLASTIC
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ADJ ABLE TO BE MOLDED, ALTERED, OR BENT SYN; ADAPTABLE, DUCTILE, MALLEABLE, PLIANT
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PLETHORA
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NOUN EXCESS SYN; GLUT, OVERABUNDANCEM SUPERFLUITY, SURFEIT
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DILETTANTE
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NOUN SOMEONE WITH AN AMATURISH AND SUPERFICIAL INTEREST IN A TOPIC SYN; AMATURE, DABBLER, SUPERFICIAL, TYRO
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DILATE
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VERB TO MAKE LARGER; TO EXPAND SYN; AMPLIFY, DEVELOP, ELABORATE, ENLARGE, EXPAND, EXPATIATE
