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Manhattan GRE exam 3 Flashcards

1
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Subsidize

A

Support financially

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2
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Solecism

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A grammatical mistake, an instance of incorrect behavior

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3
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Strident

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1) Harsh and loud
2) Expressing controversial opinions in an excessive forceful way

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4
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Vehement

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Showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate or intense

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5
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Gauge

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Measure

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6
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Confluence

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An act or process of merging

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7
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Despise

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Feel contempt or deep repugnance for

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8
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Cower

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Crouch down in fear

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9
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Gesticulate

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Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or emphasizing one’s words

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Bonhomie

A

Geniality

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11
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Browbeating

A

Bully

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12
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Demagoguery

A

Gaining people by arousing passions or appealing to the prejudices of the people

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13
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Idolatry

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Worship of idols

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14
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Mephitic

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Noxious, foul smelling

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15
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Noisome

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Having an extremely offensive smell

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16
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Jubilant

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Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph

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17
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Flabbergasted

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Greatly surprised or astonished

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18
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Concise

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Brief but comprehensive

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19
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Rugged

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Uneven, robust

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20
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Stunning

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Extremely impressive or attractive

21
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Grandiose

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Grand or ambitious

22
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Transposed

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1) Cause (two or more things) to exchange places
2) Transfer to a different place or context

23
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Affirm

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1) State publicly
2) Offer someone emotional support or encouragement

24
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Supposition

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An assumption or hypothesis

25
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Bifurcation

A

Division of something into two branches or parts

26
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Professed

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(of feeling, belief or quality) claim openly but falsely, (of a person) openly declare

27
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Denigrated

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Disparage

28
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Disparage

A

Regard or represent as being of little worth

29
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Timidity

A

Lack of courage or confidence

30
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Abode

A

Home

31
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Pallid

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1) (of a person) pale, because of poor health
2) Insipid

32
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Dilapidated

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A state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

33
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Immaculate

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Perfectly clean, neat or tidy

34
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Excavate

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Make hole by digging

35
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Excise

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Tax

36
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Pulchritude

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Beauty

37
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Descry

A

Catch sight of

38
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Impose

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Force on someone, take advantage of

39
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Litigate

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To resort to legal action to settle a matter, be involved in law suit

40
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Boor

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Boorish

41
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Kith

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One’s friends, acquaintances and relations

42
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Somniferous

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Tending to induce sleep

43
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Hypnagogue

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Relating to the state immediately before falling sleep

44
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Bathetic

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Anticlimax

45
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Impuissant

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Powerless, unable to take effective action

46
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Unflappable

A

Having or showing calmness in a crisis

47
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Conscientious

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Diligent, relating to a person’s conscience

48
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Depredate

A

Steal from, typically using force

49
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Glean

A

Obtain information from various sources, often with difficulty

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