GRE Words G-J Flashcards

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Gaffe

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A social blunder; faux pas

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Gainsay

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To contradict or oppose

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Garrulous

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Prone to trivial talking

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Generosity

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The state of giving freely

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Germane

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Relevant

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Goad

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To urge on

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Grandiloquent

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Speaking or expressing oneself in a lofty style

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Grandstand

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To conduct oneself or perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

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Gregarious

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Sociable; outgoing

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Grouse

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To complain or grumble

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Guileless

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Without deceit

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12
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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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13
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Halcyon

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Calm

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Haphazard

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Characterized by a lack of order or planning

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Harangue

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A tirade

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Harbinger

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Anything or anyone who makes known the coming of a person or future event; an omen

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Hedge

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A barrier or boundary; an act of preventing complete loss of a bet or investment

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Heresy

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Opinion or doctrine subversive of settled or accepted beliefs

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19
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Homogeneous

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Of the same kind

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration or overstatement

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks and destroys religious images or accepted beliefs or traditions

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Ignominious

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Shameful, disgraceful

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Imbroglio

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Entanglement, as in a situation

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Immense

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Very large

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Impartial
Objective, open-minded
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Impecunious
Having no money; broke
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Impede
To hinder; to block
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Impenitent
Not feeling regret about one's sins
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Imperious
Domineering, overbearing; urgent
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Imperturbable
Calm
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Impervious
Impenetrable
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Impetuous
Impulsive
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Implicit
Implied
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Importune
To harass with persistent demands
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Impugn
To challenge as false with arguments or accusations
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Inadvertently
Unintentionally
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Inane
A nicer word for describing someone or something as stupid or idiotic
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Incensed
Angered
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Inchoate
Recently begun, not fully developed or organized
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Inconstant
Changeable; fickle; variable
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Indigenous
Originating in a particular place or region
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Indigent
Lacking necessities, such as food, clothing and shelter
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Indolence
Laziness
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Ineffable
Incapable of being expressed in words; unutterable
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Inert
inactive; lacking power to move or react
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Inexorable
Not subject to change; not able to be persuaded or convinced
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Ingenuous
Innocent, sincere
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Ingratiating
Charming, agreeable
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Insensible
Incapable of perceiving or feeling
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Insinuate
To suggest or hint slyly
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Insipid
Bland
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Insouciant
Free from worry or concern; carefree
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Intimation
Something indicated or made known indirectly
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Intrepid
Fearless and bold
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Inure
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
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Invidious
Showing or feeling envy
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Irascible
Easily angered
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Ironic
To convey the opposite of an expression's literal meaning
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Itinerant
Travelling from place to place
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Jingoism
Professing one's patriotism loudly and excessively