GRE Words Group 24 Flashcards by Amy Tran | Brainscape

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assail

A

attack physically or verbally

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benevolent

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showing kindness or goodwill

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berate

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scold or criticize harshly

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buoyant

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lighthearted and lively; having a cheerful attitude

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buttress

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support or reinforce

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condone

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forgive, excuse, or overlook

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contravene

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go against or violate a rule, law, or convention

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denounce

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criticize or speak out against

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despotic

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of a ruler with absolute power; tyrannical

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deviate

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go off course from; stray from some norm

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disinterested

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unbiased

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escalate

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increase or intensify

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exorcize

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drive out (such as an evil spirit or some other thing) from a person, place, or thing

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finicky

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fussy or hard to please

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foil

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prevent (something) from being accomplished

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intertwined

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twisted or linked closely together

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inundate

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flood or overwhelm

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ironclad

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unbreakable or extremely strong

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jeopardize

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put in danger; threaten

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mercurial

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having a volatile character; fickle

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oblivious

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not aware of or not noticing something

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perpetrate

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commit something (often a crime); carry out

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow or melancholy

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poignant

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emotionally moving

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quiescent

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being at rest; inactive or quiet

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reiterate

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say or do again, multiple times

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subside

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become lower; decrease; become less intense

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subsume

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include or contain something else

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surmount

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overcome something, typically a challenge

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tangential

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only superficially relevant