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GRE - Word List 2.2 Flashcards

1
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adulation

A

strong admiration, worship

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2
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bristle

A

to show irritation

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3
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decoy

A

lure, trap, trick

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4
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erratic

A

wandering, irregular

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5
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histrionic

A

theatrical, exaggerated

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6
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laud

A

praise

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7
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obstreperous

A

noisy and boisterous

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portend

A

foretell

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retraction

A

withdrawal, cancelation of a statement

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titter

A

giggle quietly

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11
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adversity

A

hardship

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12
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broach

A

start to discuss, approach

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13
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deference

A

respect

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14
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esoteric

A

obscure and difficult to understand

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15
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hoary

A

old

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16
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lavish

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on a grand scale, wasteful

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17
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obtruse

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mentally dull

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18
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portend

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a warning sign, omen

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19
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revere

A

worship

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20
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tome

A

large book

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21
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advocate

A

support

22
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brusque

A

blunt, abrupt

23
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defoliate

A

cause leaves to fall off

24
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espouse

A

promote, take up, support

25
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hone

A

sharpen, increase, whet

26
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lax

A

careless, not strict

27
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obviate

A

avoid, make necessary

28
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poseur

A

someone who puts on an act

29
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riddled

A

full of (usually full of holes)

30
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torpid

A

inactive, lazy, stagnant

31
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aesthetic

A

concerning art or beauty

32
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bulwark

A

fortification, barricade, wall

33
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defunct

A

no longer in existence

34
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etymology

A

the study of word origins

35
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hyperbole

A

grossly exaggerated speech

36
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legend

A
  1. key to map, 2 myth or story
37
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odious

A

hateful

38
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posterity

A

future generation

39
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rife

A

common

40
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torpor

A

dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

41
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affable

A

friendly, social, easygoing

42
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bureaucracy

A

officialdom

43
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degradation

A

deprivation, poverty, debasement

44
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eulogy

A

praise

45
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hypochondriac

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a person obsessed with health, having imaginary illnesses

46
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legion

A

in large numbers

47
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officious

A

domineering, intrusive, meddlesome

48
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posthumous

A

after death

49
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rigor

A

thoroughness

50
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totter

A

walk unsteadily

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