GREwordlist III Flashcards
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luminous
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Bright.
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magnanimous
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Noble. Generous.
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magnate
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Person of rank or power.
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maladroit
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Clumsy.
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malleable
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Moldable. Adaptable.
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manifest
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Obvious
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mercenary
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Calculating. Serving merely for money.
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misgiving
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Doubt.
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momentous
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Very important.
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morose
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Gloomy.
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myopic
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Narrow-minded. Near-sighted.
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nadir
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Lowest point.
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nascent
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Coming into existence. Beginning to grow or develop.
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nebulous
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Vague. Cloudy.
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nefarious
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Wicked. Evil.
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neologism
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New word or expression.
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nicety
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A dainty or elegant thing. Euphemism.
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nominal
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Slight.
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noxious
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Toxic. Harmful.
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obsolete
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Outdated. Old fashioned.
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obtuse
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Lacking sharpness or intellect.
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obviate
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To anticipate and prevent or make unnecessary.
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officious
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Volunteering without being asked.
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ominous
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Foretelling evil. Threatening.
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omnipotent
Almighty.
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omniscient
All-knowing.
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onerous
Burdensome. Troubling.
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opportune
Suitable. Well-timed.
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optimum
Best condition.
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opulence
Wealth. Abundance.
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paean
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.
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palatial
Or. Or relating to a palace. Grand.
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parity
Equality.
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paucity
Smallness of number or quantity. Scarcity.
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penury
Extreme poverty.
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perennial
Present at all seasons throughout the year. Lasting.
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perfidy
Violation of faith. Treachery.
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perfunctory
Cursory. Done merely as a duty.
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perspicacious
Having or showing keen understanding
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perturbation
Disturbance.
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pillage
To take the goods forcefully. Plunder.
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pinnacle
Lofty peak. Acme.
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pious
Devout. Holy.
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placate
Appease.
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ponderous
Heavy. Bulky.
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posterity
Future generations.
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pragmatic
Practical.
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prattle
Babble
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precarious
Dangerously lacking in security or stability.
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preclude
Prevent. Bar.
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predilection
An established preference for something.
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preeminent
Having highest rank.
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premonition
Previous warning.
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prescience
Fore-knowledge of events. Foresight.
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pretext
Excuse.
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prevaricate
Lie. Equivocate.
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pristine
Pure. Unspoiled.
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profane
Impure. Contrary to religion.
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prolific
Fruitful. Productive.
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propriety
Appropriateness.
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prostrate
Lying flat on the ground.
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provincial
Intolerant. Narrow.
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pundit
A learned person.
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punitive
Punishing.
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purge
To cleanse or purify esp. from sin.
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quack
Charlatan. Fake.
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quadruped
An animal having four feet.
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qualms
A sudden feeling of doubt or fear.
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rail
To complain angrily.
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ramification
Consequence.
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rancid
Rotten. Offensive.
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ravage
Devastate.
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rebuff
To reject or criticize sharply.
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recant
To take back publicly.
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recapitulate
Summarize.
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rectify
Correct.
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redress
Relief from distress. Restitution.
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refurbish
Remodel.
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refute
Disprove.
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relegate
To send into exile. To assign to a lower position.
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relinquish
Abandon. Quit. Release.
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renounce
To give up, refuse or resign by formal declaration.
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resuscitate
Revive.
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reticent
Tending not to talk or give information.
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rift
Cleft. Split. Separation.
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saccharine
Nauseatingly sweet.
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salient
Prominent. Noticeable.
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sanction
Approval.
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satiate
To satisfy fully.
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scion
Descendent.
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scoundrel
Disreputable person. Villain.
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scrupulous
Having moral integrity.
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serpentine
Winding.
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solicitous
Worried. Concerned.
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sonorous
Resonant. Impressive.
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sordid
Marked by grossness. Dirty.
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spurious
Not genuine. False.
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squander
To spend wastefully.
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stagnant
Not flowing. Motionless.
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stalwart
Stout. Strong.
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stint
To be frugal. Assigned amount of work.
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stymie
Block. Frustrate.
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subjugate
Conquer.
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sumptuous
Lavish. Opulent.
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supersede
Replace.
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surfeit
Excess. Super-abundance.
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tacit
Understood without being spoken.
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taciturn
Disinclined to talk.
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tactile
Perceptible through the sense of touch. Tangible.
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tempestuous
Stormy.
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terrestrial
Of or relating to the earth.
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tome
Large book.
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tortuous
Winding. Tricky.
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transpire
Happen.
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truculent
Savage. Belligerent.
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ubiquitous
Existing everywhere at the same time. Omnipresent.
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unconscionable
Not guided or controlled by conscience. Unscrupulous.
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undermine
To weaken.
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unimpeachable
Not liable to accusation. Blameless.
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untoward
Difficult to manage.
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unwitting
Not knowing.
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urbane
Very polite and polished in manner.
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veracity
Truthfulness.
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verbatim
Word for word.
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vernacular
Everyday language used by ordinary people.
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viable
Capable of living.
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virtuoso
Highly skilled artist.
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virulent
Highly infectious. Extremely poisonous.
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vivacious
Sprightly. Lively.
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volatile
Unstable. Explosive.
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voracious
Hungry.
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wanton
Lustful. Lewd. Merciless. Inhumane.
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waver
To fluctuate in opinion.
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windfall
Bonus.
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xenophobia
Fear or hatred of foreigners.
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zealot
Fanatic. Enthusiast.
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zenith
Highest point. Pinnacle.
