GRE Words Flashcards
To learn unknown words that I have found in books, study guides, and other sources.
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Gendarme
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Noun
- A police officer in any of several European countries, esp. A French police offer
- A soldier, esp. In France, acting as armed police w/ authority over civilians.
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Coquette
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Noun
1. A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
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Mollify
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- To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- To mitigate or reduce; soften: “to mollify one’s demands.”
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Acute
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Adjective
- Sharp or severe in effect; intense; “acute sorrow”
- Extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: “an acute oil shortage”
- (of disease) brief and severe
- Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight or perception: “an acute observer”
- Extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: “acute eyesight”
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Posterity
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Noun
- Succeeding or future generations collectively: “Judgement of this age must be left to posterity.”
- All descendants of one person: “His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.”
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Venal
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Adjective
- Willing to sell one’s influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery: “a venal judge”
- Able to be purchased, as by a bribe: “venal acquittals”
- Associated with or characterized by bribery: “a venal administration; venal agreements”
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Indelible
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Adjective
- Making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: “indelible ink”
- That cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed or the like: “the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher”
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Auspicious
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Adjective
- Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: “an auspicious occasion”
- Favored by the fortune; prosperous; fortunate
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Gambol
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a
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Hirsute
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Exasperate
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Macadamize
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Declamatory
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a
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Dilatory
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a
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Dilettante
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a
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Effervesce
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Palpable
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a
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Adduce
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Embroilment
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Obstreperous
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Colloquy
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Velour
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Contemporaneous
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