GRE Vocabulary - October 8 Flashcards

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Elegy

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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Emulate

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to copy, try to equal, or excel

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Enervate

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to reduce in strength

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4
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Engender

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to produce, to bring about, to cause

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Ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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Elegy

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to copy, to try to equal, to excel

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Emulate

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to reduce in strength

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Enervate

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to produce, bring about, or cause

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Engender

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10
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lasting a short time

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Ephemeral

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ROOT: Phil

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love

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12
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ROOT: Pas/Pat/Path

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feeling, suffering, disease

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13
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ROOT: Trans

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across

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