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assail v.

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to attack someone physically or emotionally

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pastoral adj.

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relating to sheep or cattle

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rustic adj.

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characteristic of rural life

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prose n.

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ordinary writing

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inimical adj.

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not friendly

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apotheosis

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a model of perfection

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vicissitudes

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a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

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prodigious adj.

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something exceptional

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vex v.

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trouble persistently with petty annoyances

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agog adj.

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highly excited

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temper v.

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make resilient

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uncanny adj.

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surpassing the ordinary

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lionize v.

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assign great social importance to

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pathos n.

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a quality that arouses emotions

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efface v.

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remove by erasing

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pillage v.

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to steal valuables during war

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a canker n.

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something terrible that is hard to get rid of

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a sloth n.

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a lazy person

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pantheon n.

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a monument commemorating a nation’s dead heroes

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fractious adj.

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easily irritated or annoyed

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beset v.

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attack from all sides

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ostentatious adj.

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intended to attract notice

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repute adj.

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the state of being held in high esteem

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colloquial adj.

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informal spoken language

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insolent adj.

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unrestrained by propriety

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gregarious adj.

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outgoing, sociable

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mettlesome adj.

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willing to face danger

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prying adj.

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offensively curious or inquisitive

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mull v.

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to reflect deeply on a subject

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derision n.

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treat with contempt

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secularist n.

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not religious

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chauvinist n.

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a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority

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inquisitor n.

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an aggressive person who asks questions

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philistine n.

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a person uninterested in intellectual pursuits

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contempt n.

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extreme lack of respect

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untoward adj.

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something offensive or inappropriate

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propitious adj.

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presenting favorable circumstances

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torrid adj.

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steamy and emotionally charged

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inclement adj.

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severe

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wary adj.

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marked by keen caution

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smitten adj.

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affected by something overwhelming

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conciliatory adj.

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willing to make concessions

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concession n.

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the act of yielding

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capacious adj.

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large in the amount that can be contained

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titular adj.

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existing in name only

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condor n.

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bird

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treatise n.

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a formal paper

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parody n.

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humorous imitation

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fictive adj.

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adopted in order to deceive

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ascetic n.

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someone who practices self-denial

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heretic n.

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departing from accepted beliefs or standards

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martyr n.

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someone who suffers for his political beliefs

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libertine adj.

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unrestrained by morality

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semblance adj.

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false appearance

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lucid adj.

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clear and understandable

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consummate v.

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fulfill sexually

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urbanity n.

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elegance

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temerity n.

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unafraid of danger

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wherewithal n.

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the necessary means

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celerity n.

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rapid rate

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feckless n.

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generally incompetent and ineffectual

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swiftness n.

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rapid rate

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feeble adj.

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pathetically lacking force

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surly adj.

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behavior nobody wants to be around

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malfeasance n.

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bad behavior

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unscrupulous adj.

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dishonest or unethical behavior

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implacable adj.

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incapable of being placated

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arbitrary adj.

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based on impulse

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clemency n.

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leniency

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70
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VR trick 1

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simply restate the question, you must understand the question to make sure your answers actually answer the question

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Q: assume v.

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to accept to be the case without proof

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aver v.

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to declare as true

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abstruse adj.

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difficult to penetrate

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impugn v.

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to attack as false

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raspy adj.

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sounds scratchy

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industrious adj.

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characterized by hard work and perseverance

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per square mile refers to

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DENSITY, not actual numbers

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magnanimous adj.

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generous

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munificent adj.

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very generous

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obdurate adj.

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stubborn

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impertinent adj.

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improperly forward

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trifling adj.

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really unimportant

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apathetic adj.

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don’t care one way or the other

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irascible adj.

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quickly aroused to anger

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pugnacious adj.

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tough and callous by experience

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callous adj.

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emotionally hardened

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opportune adj.

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at the perfect time

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inopportune adj.

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at an inconvenient time

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remote adj.

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located far away spatially

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aplomb n.

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great restraint under even the most trying circumstances

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exude v.

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release in small quantities

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superciliousness n.

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arrogant

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spate n.

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a large number

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idiom n.

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form of expression that is particular to a certain group of people

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unprecedented adj.

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something not known, experienced, or done before

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brash adj.

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offensively bold

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baron n.

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a very wealthy or powerful businessman

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mogul

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a very wealthy or powerful businessman

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anachronism n.

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something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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misnomer n.

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a wrong or suitable name

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braggadocio

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bragging about something that’s not true

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cupidity n.

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extreme greed for material wealth

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expansive adj.

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friendly and open and willing to talk

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facetious adj.

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cleverly amusing in tone

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retiring adj.

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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eschew v.

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deliberately avoid

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trenchant adj.

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you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right at the heart of the matter

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bleak adj.

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depressing

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grim adj.

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glum

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quirky adj.

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unconventional

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egomaniac n.

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obsessively self-absorbed

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sate v.

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fill to contentment

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voracious

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wolflike appetite

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reticent adj.

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quiet or restrained

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ravenous

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feeling like you haven’t eaten in days

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lull n.

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a pause during which things are calm

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intractable adj.

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stubborn

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amenable adj.

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willing

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eschew v.

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to deliberately avoid

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acerbic adj.

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bitter

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curmudgeon n.

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stubborn person

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avuncular

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kind and patient and indulgent

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ingenuous adj.

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childlike innocence, trust

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demonstrative adj.

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easily and clearly show emotions

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loath adj.

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opposed to something

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loathe v.

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hate very much

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staunch adj.

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firm

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detractor n.

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someone who puts you down

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riveting adj.

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holding attention

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crusty

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surly

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irascible adj.

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quickly aroused to anger

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cantankerous adj.

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difficult disposition

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surly adj.

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unfriendly

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indulgent adj.

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yielding to the wishes of someone

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moot adj.

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too trivial to think about

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blase adj.

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nonchalantly unconcerned

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cavalier adj.

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snobby

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snobby adj.

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thinking you’re better than somebody else

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augury n.

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signs of how things are going to work out in the future

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trope n.

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a word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image

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anodyne n.

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a painkiller

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versatile adj.

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adaptive

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antedated adj.

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to come before it

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pilloried adj.

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expose to ridicule or public scorn

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sclerotic adj.

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hardened

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ossified adj.

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stuck in certain ways

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quarry v.

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to go after something

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posterity n.

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future generations

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legacy n.

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something handed down from one generation to another

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relegate v.

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to assign to a lower position

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apogee n.

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furthest point

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nadir n.

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the lowest point

153
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exuberance n.

A

joyful enthusiasm

154
Q

saturnine adj.

A

bitter

155
Q

unruly adj.

A

lacking restraint

156
Q

atone

A

compensation for a wrong

157
Q

deleterious adj.

A

does harm or makes things worse

158
Q

revile v.

A

to spread negative info about

159
Q

snub v.

A

ignore or refuse to acknowledge

160
Q

paucity n.

A

an insufficient quantity

161
Q

smattering adj.

A

a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

162
Q

accord v.

A

to agree

163
Q

arabesque adj.

A

intricate

164
Q

byzantine adj.

A

highly complex or intricate

165
Q

cobble v.

A

repair or mend

166
Q

haphazard adj.

A

random, disorganized

167
Q

idiom n.

A

form of expression that is particular to a certain person

168
Q

unassuming adj.

A

not arrogant

169
Q

ramshackle adj.

A

in deplorable condition

170
Q

preeminent adj.

A

truly outstanding or better than everyone else

171
Q

unvarnished

A

free from any effort to soften to disguise

172
Q

canard n.

A

a deliberately misleading fabrication

173
Q

assurance n.

A

a vote of confidence

174
Q

disenchantment n.

A

feeling that comes from being let down

175
Q

enmity n.

A

intense hostility

176
Q

hostility n.

A

state of ill will

177
Q

tantalizing adj.

A

tempting

178
Q

bode v.

A

suggests broadcasting

179
Q

meted out adj.

A

give out in portions

180
Q

inured v.

A

become accustomed

181
Q

apt adj.

A

pertinent

182
Q

vestige n.

A

an indication that something has been present

183
Q

ingenious adj.

A

something shows creativity and inventiveness

184
Q

ingenious adj.

A

something shows creativity and inventiveness

185
Q

boorishness

A

inelegance by virtue of being a boor

186
Q

affable adj.

A

means friendly, pleasant, easy to talk to

187
Q

diffidence

A

lack of self-confidence

188
Q

plight n.

A

a situation that is hard to get out of

189
Q

contemptuousness n.

A

manifestation of contempt

190
Q

boor n.

A

someone who tells revolting jokes, belches

191
Q

betray v.

A

provide information whether you mean it or don’t

192
Q

betray v.

A

to deceive

193
Q

penury n.

A

a state of extreme poverty

194
Q

covet v.

A

wish, long, or crave for

195
Q

rescind v.

A

cancel officially

196
Q

lambaste v.

A

to reprimand or berate

197
Q

curtail v.

A

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper

198
Q

berate v.

A

censure severely or angrily

199
Q

burgeon v.

A

to grow and flourish

200
Q

paean

A

a hymn of praise

201
Q

prognostication

A

a prediction about the future

202
Q

dire adj.

A

fraught with extreme danger

203
Q

fraught adj.

A

filled with

204
Q

dictate n.

A

an authoritative rule

205
Q

politic adj.

A

marked by artful prudence

206
Q

discount v.

A

bar from attention or consideration

207
Q

propitious adj.

A

presenting favorable circumstances

208
Q

fickle adj.

A

change minds so much you cannot rely on them

209
Q

oust

A

remove from a position or office

210
Q

wanting adj.

A

not enough of something necessary

211
Q

circumscribe v.

A

to limit or restrict

212
Q

tentative adj.

A

hesitant or lacking confidence

213
Q

foray n.

A

brief excursion

214
Q

unheralded

A

without warning or announcement

215
Q

auspices n.

A

endorsement

216
Q

propitious adj.

A

presenting favorable circumstances

217
Q

tinge v.

A

color lightly

218
Q

obscure v.

A

vague and hard to see,

219
Q

provisional

A

temporary

220
Q

obscure v.

A

vague and hard to see, not clearly understood

221
Q

behoove v.

A

to make it advisable

222
Q

forthwith ADV.

A

without delay or hesitation

223
Q

abrogate

A

to officially annul

224
Q

promulgate v.

A

to officially put a law into effect

225
Q

precipitous adj.

A

extremely steep

226
Q

laud v.

A

to praise

227
Q

soporific adj.

A

sleep-inducing

228
Q

heretofore

A

things that have happened up to the present

229
Q

spurious

A

false or inauthentic

230
Q

transitory

A

lasting a little bit of time

231
Q

fleeting

A

something that happens really fast

232
Q

prosaic

A

lacking imagination

233
Q

pedestrian

A

lacking imagination

234
Q

mishmash

A

an unsuitable match

235
Q

motif

A

an idea that is a recurrent element in a literary work

236
Q

wrung

A

a twisting squeeze

237
Q

proverbial adj.

A

widely known and spoken of

238
Q

machiavellian

A

of relating to amoral or conniving political principles

239
Q

mimicry n.

A

imitative behavior

240
Q

artifice n.

A

a deceptive maneuver to avoid capture

241
Q

calumny n.

A

verbal attacks meant to destroy reputations

242
Q

subterfuge n.

A

use of tricky actions to get something

243
Q

conniving adj.

A

acting together in secret toward a fraudulent end

244
Q

virulent

A

infectious disease

245
Q

litigious

A

tending to sue

246
Q

sedulous

A

someone who works hard and doesn’t give up easily

247
Q

illustrious

A

well known or famous

248
Q

inexorable

A

stubborn

249
Q

magnanimous

A

generous spirit

250
Q

subvert

A

destroy completely

251
Q

appropriate

A

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

252
Q

illusory

A

something based on something that is not real

253
Q

meander

A

to wander aimlessly

254
Q

polemical

A

involving dispute or controversy

255
Q

probing

A

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

256
Q

trifling

A

unimportant or inconsequential

257
Q

nuanced

A

small difference in something

258
Q

subvert adj.

A

destroy completely

259
Q

appropriate adj.

A

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

260
Q

illusory adj.

A

something based on something that is not real

261
Q

meander v.

A

to wander aimlessly

262
Q

polemical adj.

A

involving dispute or controversy

263
Q

probing adj.

A

diligent and thorough in investigation

264
Q

trifling adj.

A

unimportant or of no consequence

265
Q

nuanced adj.

A

small difference in something

266
Q

base n.

A

the first layer or of low birth or station

267
Q

overt adj.

A

open and done in plain sight

268
Q

ingratiate v.

A

obvious efforts to gain someone’s favor

269
Q

adjudicate

A

hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial

270
Q

vociferous adj.

A

loudmouths

271
Q

condone v.

A

overlook

272
Q

trumpet v.

A

proclaim on a trumpet

273
Q

couch v.

A

formulate in a particular style or language

274
Q

legalese

A

a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law

275
Q

irrevocable adj.

A

incapable of being retracted

276
Q

cryptic adj.

A

having a secret or hidden meaning

277
Q

categorically adj.

A

not modified or restricted by reservations

278
Q

magisterially adj.

A

in an overbearing manner

279
Q

barb n.

A

insult

280
Q

obsequious

A

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

281
Q

acolyte

A

fan or a follower

282
Q

behooves

A

be appropriate or necessary

283
Q

is incumbent upon/on

A

morally binding or necessary

284
Q

pastiche n.

A

a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work or mixture or combination

285
Q

tentative adj.

A

something you are unsure or hesitant about

286
Q

gratuitous adj.

A

without cause or unnecessary

287
Q

supercilious adj.

A

showing arrogant superiority

288
Q

unremitting adj.

A

catching no break

289
Q

categorical adj.

A

absolutely

290
Q

squelch v.

A

suppress or crush completely

291
Q

meted out adj.

A

given out in portions

292
Q

contrition

A

sorrow for sin

293
Q

corollary

A

a result that is the natural consequence of something else

294
Q

lapse

A

a temporary slip, failure, or break in continuity

295
Q

flagrant

A

so bad you cannot ignore it

296
Q

prodigious

A

something exceptional , substantial, great

297
Q

eccentric

A

grossly unconventional

298
Q

reversion

A

returning to a former state

299
Q

vignette

A

a brief but powerful

300
Q

cogent

A

clear and persuasive

301
Q

profundity

A

the quality of being physically deep

302
Q

infringe

A

getting involved in a way that is not cool

303
Q

opine v.

A

express an opinion

304
Q

uninspired adj.

A

having no intellectual or emotional excitement

305
Q

undergird v.

A

make secure underneath

306
Q

oblique adj.

A

indirect in departing from the accepted way

307
Q

discursive adj.

A

in a rambling manner, changes in subject that are hard to follow

308
Q

tentative

A

hesitant or lacking confidence

309
Q

evanescent

A

tending to vanish like vapor

310
Q

perish

A

means to die

311
Q

cohere v.

A

cause to form a united, and consistent whole

312
Q

contention n.

A

being in a competition, strong disagreement, point asserted as part of an argument

313
Q

redoubtable adj.

A

honorable, inspiring fear

314
Q

specious adj.

A

plausible but wrong

315
Q

hodgepodge n.

A

a motley assortment of things

316
Q

scaffold v.

A

to provide support

317
Q

inimical adj.

A

not friendly

318
Q

convergent adj.

A

something that brings you together

319
Q

motley adj.

A

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

320
Q

sedulous adj.

A

marked by care and persistent effort

321
Q

scrupulous adj.

A

marked by extreme care and great effort

322
Q

diffidence n.

A

lack of self-assurance

323
Q

endearing adj.

A

lovable

324
Q

misanthrope n.

A

hates or mistrusts other people

325
Q

garrulity n.

A

quality of being wordy or talkative

326
Q

obsequiousness adj.

A

abject

327
Q

abject adj.

A

absolutely miserable with humiliation

328
Q

travelogue n.

A

a film or illustrated lecture on traveling

329
Q

languorous adj.

A

dreamy

330
Q

travail n.

A

physically, mentally exertive

331
Q

tribulation n.

A

frustrating event

332
Q

lackadaisical adj.

A

not lively

333
Q

contemporaneous adj.

A

something that happens in the same period of time

334
Q

exemplar adj.

A

worthy of imitation

335
Q

reticent adj.

A

quiet or restrained

336
Q

wit n.

A

brainpower or mental ability

337
Q

arch adj.

A

those who treat others with condescension

338
Q

puckish adj.

A

annoyingly playful

339
Q

depict v.

A

give a description

340
Q

conclusion n.

A

draw something from arguments

341
Q

countenance n.

A

expression conveyed by person’s face

342
Q

countenance v.

A

to consent

343
Q

nihilist n.

A

reject all moral beliefs and take that life has no meaning

344
Q

supplicate v.

A

ask for humbly

345
Q

disinterested adj.

A

unbiased

346
Q

indifferent adj.

A

don’t give a shit

347
Q

quotidian adj.

A

daily

348
Q

garrulous adj.

A

talkative

349
Q

perspicacious adj.

A

perceptive

350
Q

purblind adj.

A

having impaired or defective vision

351
Q

screed n.

A

a long tedious piece of writing

352
Q

impugn v.

A

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty

353
Q

littoral adj.

A

shore of the sea

354
Q

arboreal adj.

A

living in trees

GRE 2017 Vocabulary (6 decks)

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