Magoosh Flashcards PDF 1

Question 1

prosaic

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dull and lacking imagination

Question 2

alacrity

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eager willingness to do something

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paucity

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lack of something

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veracity

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truthful

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contrite

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remorseful

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maintain

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assert

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pugnacious

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verbally combative; aggressively argue about everything

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laconic

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very few words

Question 9

egregious

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standing out in a bad/negative way

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disparate

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two things that are fundamentally different

Question 11

innocuous

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harmless and doesn’t produce any ill effects

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candid

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straightforward and honest

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erratic

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unpredictable; strange and unconventional

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bleak

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bare; depressing

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profuse

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abundant

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extant

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existant

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contentious

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argue

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auspicious

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favorable

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enervate

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sap energy from; weaken or get tired

Question 20

equivocate

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ambiguous; speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive

Question 21

ambivalent

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mixed or conflicting emotions about something

Question 22

sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence

Ex. sedulously studying for the GRE

Question 23

stem

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hold back or limit the flow or growth of something

Ex. stem the bleeding from a paper cut

Question 24

blinkered

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have a limited outlook or understanding

Ex. a small minded, blinkered approach to a project

Question 25

check

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stop its growth | Ex. weeds grew unchecked at Newcastle

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checkered

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disreputable happenings; marked by periods of varied fortune or discreditable incidents Ex. AJs checkered past might hurt his credibility

Question 27

raft

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a large number of something | Ex. a large number of rafts is a raft of rafts

Question 28

retiring

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to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company | Ex. Ava is a retiring child

Question 29

expansive

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communicative and prone to talking in a sociable manner | Ex. Ryan is an expansive and gregarious person

Question 30

moment

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significant and important (similar to momentous) | Ex. Weddings are moment in our lives

Question 31

base

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without moral principles; ignoble | Ex. Mike had a base work ethic at the gym

Question 32

imbibe

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to drink, usually copiously Ex. Robin imbibed at the wedding an intake of knowledge or information Ex. Erudites imbibe at the library

Question 33

inundate

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to flood; to be overwhelmed by too many people or things | Ex. the office was inundated with calls

Question 34

scintillating

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someone who is brilliant and lively | Ex. Oprah is a scintillating talk show host

Question 35

benighted

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in a state of ignorance | Ex. Dori claims to be benighted during conversations

Question 36

hedge

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play safely; limit or qualify a statement; avoid making a direct statement Ex. hedge your bets; hedge a statement

Question 37

flush

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to be in abundance; to drive out of hiding | Ex. the list of GRE words is flush with difficult ones to remember

Question 38

fell

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terribly evil | Ex. Voldemort is a fell character

Question 39

arch

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deliberately teasing | Ex. I was being arch with Robin during the wedding

Question 40

tender

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offer it up | Ex. tender your help during belay staff

Question 41

becoming

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appropriate and matches nicely | Ex. awkward pre-teens turn becoming around high school

Question 42

start

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suddenly move or dart in a particular direction | Ex. I start when I hear strange noises

Question 43

fleece

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to deceive | Ex. mom is fleeced by e-mail offers

Question 44

telling

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significant and revealing of another factor | Ex. Zeela's slippers are very telling of her fashion sense

Question 45

wax

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to increase | Ex. the moon was waxing until it was a full moon