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Princeton Book Key GRE Terms Group 2 Flashcards

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abate (verb)

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade (noun)

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an expression of praise

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adulation (noun)

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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aesthetic (adj.)

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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ameliorate (verb)

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to make better or more tolerable

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ascetic (noun)

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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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avarice (noun)

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greed, especially for wealth (adj. form: avaricious)

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burgeon (verb)

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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bucolic (adj.)

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony (noun)

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. form: cacophonous)

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canon (noun)

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj. form: canonical)

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castigation (noun)

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severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate)

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catalyst (noun)

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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caustic (adj.)

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wary; cautious; spring

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cogent (adj.)

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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complaisance (noun)

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant)

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contentious (adj.)

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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contrite (adj.)

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form: contrition)

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culpable (adj.)

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deserving blame (noun form; culpability)

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dearth (noun)

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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demur (verb)

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to question or oppose

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didactic (adj.)

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intended to teach or instruct

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discretion (noun)

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsibility decisions (adj. form: discreet)

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disinterested (adj.)

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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dogmatic (adj.)

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (noun form: dogma)

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ebullience (noun)

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullient)

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eclectic (adj.)

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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emollient (adj.)/(noun)

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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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empirical (adj.)

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based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic (adj.)

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (noun form: enigma)

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ephemeral (adj.)

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brief; fleeting

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esoteric (adj.)

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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eulogy (noun)

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a speech honoring the dead (verb form: eulogize)

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exonerate (verb)

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to remove blame

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facetious (adj.)

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playful; humorous

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fallacy (noun)

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj. form fallacious)

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furtive (adj.)

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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gregarious (adj.)

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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harangue (verb)/(noun)

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to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing

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heretical (adj.)

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violating accepted dogma or convention (noun form: hersey)

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hyperbole (noun)

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an exaggerated stamens; often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: hyperbole)

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impecunious (adj.)

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lacking funds; without money

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incipient (adj.)

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert (adj.)

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous (adj.)

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harmless; causing no damage

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intransigent (adj.)

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refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence)

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inveigle (verb)

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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morose (adj.)

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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odious (adj.)

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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opaque (adj.)

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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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oscillation (noun)

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the act or state of winging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (verb form: oscillate)

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penurious (adj.)

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penny-pitching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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pernicious (adj.)

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extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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peruse (verb)

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to examine with great care (noun form: perusal)

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pious (adj.)

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extremely reverent or devour; showing strong religious devotion (noun form: piety)

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precursor (noun)

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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preen (verb)

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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prodigious (adj.)

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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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prolific (adj.)

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producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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putrefy (verb)

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to rot; to decay and give off a foul order (adj. form: putrid)

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quiescence (noun)

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent)

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redoubtable (adj.)

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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sanction (noun)/(verb)

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

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satire (noun)

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj. form: satirical)

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squalid (adj.)

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (noun form: squalor)

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stoic (adj.)

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism)

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supplant (verb)

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to take the place of; to supersede

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torpid (adj.)

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lethargic; slugglish; dormant (noun form: torpor)

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ubiquitous (adj.)

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encouraged; widespread

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urbane (adj.)

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sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity)

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vilify (verb)

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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viscous (adj.)

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thick; sticky (noun form: viscosity)

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