GRE Vocabulary #5 Flashcards

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intransigent

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stubborn

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maverick

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a rebel

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turpitude

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depravity

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axiom

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a widely accepted saying

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5
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benefient

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doing good

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6
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capricious

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unpredictable

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7
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cirumlocution

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use of wordy or evasive language

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impugn

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to attack

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9
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incursion

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a hostile invasion

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10
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invective

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insulting speech

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11
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placate

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to pacify

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12
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temperament

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one’s disposition

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13
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antiseptic

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exceptionally clean

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14
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lax

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not strict

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15
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accolade

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high praise

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16
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assiduous

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diligent

17
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brook

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to tolerate

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desiccate

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to dry out

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erudite

A

learned

20
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flag

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to weaken

21
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impudent

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bold

22
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baleful

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harmful

23
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divergent

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deviating

24
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effluvium

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an escaping gas

25
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evanescent

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vanishing

26
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exigent

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urgent

27
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exonerate

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to free completely from blame

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flaunt

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to show off

29
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improvident

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careless

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ineluctable

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unavoidable

31
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mallifluous

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sweetly flowing