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Princeton Review's GRE Hit Parade (W1) Flashcards

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euology

A

an oration praising someone or something

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pedagogy

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the art, science, or profession of teaching

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miser

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a covetous, grasping person, esp. one who hoards money

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relevant

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applying to the case at hand; to the point

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amorphous

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without definite form or shape

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laud

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to praise highly

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volatile

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changeable; fickle; explosive

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly

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hypothesis

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a tentative theory or explanation

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profound

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far-reaching, deep

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redundant

A

exceeding what is natural or necessary; superfluous

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plummet

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to plunge or drog straight down

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intractable

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not easily managed or directed; stubborn, obstinate

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qualify

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to limit or restrict, to modify the meaning of (a word or phrase)

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disabuse

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to set right

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censure

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tho criticize severely; an official rebuke

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fastidious

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careful in all details, meticulous; very difficult to please

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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placate

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to appease; to pacify

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articulate

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to speak distantly and carefully

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discrete

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separate; individually distinct; composed of distinct parts

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elegy

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

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sanction

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance

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foil

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to defeat; to render an effort in vain

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plastic

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capable of being shaped or formed; pliable

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proximity

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nearness; closeness

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didactic

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intended to teach or instruct

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recluse

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a person who leads a secluded or solitary life

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stem

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to hold back or stop by or as if by damming

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subside

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to sink to a lower level; to fall into a state of quiet; abate

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temper

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to soften or moderate; to tune or adjust

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tirade

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a long, angry, and often abusive speech

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veneer

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a layer of valuable material overlaying an inferior one; superficial show; gloss

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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whim

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a sudden or capricious idea; passing fancy

36
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assuage

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to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify

37
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egregious

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outstandingly bad; flagrant; outragious

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flattery

A

insincere praise

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iconoclast

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one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions

40
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obdurate

A

unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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qualm

A

a doubt or misgiving; uneasiness; a pang of conscience

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rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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resolve

A

to make a firm decision about; to separate (something) into constituent parts; firmness of purpose; resolution

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synthesis

A

the combination of parts to make a whole

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deliberate

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to consider or discuss carefully

46
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insipid

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without taste or savor; lacking in spirit; dull

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indifferent

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having no interest or concern; apathetic; showing no bias or preference; impartial

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allude

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to make an indirect reference to

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gregarious

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seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable

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ephemeral

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lasting for a brief time; short-lived

51
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waver

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to move to and fro; sway; to be unsettled in opinion

52
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abscond

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete oneself

53
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diatribe

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a bitter or abusive speech; a prolonged discussion

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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garrulous

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pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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gullible

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easily deceived or cheated

57
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presumptuous

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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

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sap

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to exhaust gradually

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heresy

A

a controversial or unorthodox opinion, esp. as in religion, at variance with established beliefs

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