GRE Vocabulary #6 Flashcards

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1
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oscillate

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to swing back and forth

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2
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ossify

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to become rigid

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3
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probity

A

integrity

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4
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proselytize

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to covert someone from one religion or doctrine to another

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5
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pundit

A

an expert in a particular field

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6
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recondite

A

hard to understand

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7
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spendthrift

A

wasteful especially with money

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8
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vacuous

A

lacking ideas

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9
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coda

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a passage concluding a musical composition

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10
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penchant

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strong liking

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11
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abstruse

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hard to understand or grasp

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12
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cognizant

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perceptive

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13
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gainsay

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to deny

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14
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garner

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to gather and store

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15
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obdurate

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stubborn

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16
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propinquity

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nearness

17
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ribald

A

vulgar language

18
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sinuous

A

having many cuves

19
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veracity

A

truthfulness

20
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chronology

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an order of events from earliest to latest

21
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economical

A

frugal

22
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conjoin

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to join

23
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pagegyric

A

lofty praise

24
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pedagogue

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a strict teacher

25
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reprobate

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a sinful person

26
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untoward

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unfavorable, improper

27
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welter

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a commotion

28
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inchoate

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not organized

29
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problematic

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questionable

30
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timbre

A

the quality of a sound independent of pitch and loudness

31
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disavow

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to deny