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1
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Abdicate

A

to give up, especially in a formal manner

The king abdicated his throne.

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Abeyance

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(obey –> not obey)

temporary suspension

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Abstruse

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(obtuse angle)

hard to understand

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Accretion

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(acceleration)

to increase

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Acidulous

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sour, sharp

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Acme

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(acne comes at teenage highest point)

the highest point

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Adroit

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(opp. maladroit)

highly skilled

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Affable

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friendly

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Alchemy

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(chem dept fest)

magical powers, process of turning base metals into gold

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Amiable

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(amigos)

friendly

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Amortize

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(monetization)

to eliminate debt by making payments

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Analgesic

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something that relieves pain

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Anodyne

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= analgesic
(sensodyne)
something that relieves pain

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Apostate

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someone who abandons their religion or caste

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Approbation

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(approve)

approval

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Ardor

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(hardcore)

intense passion

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Arrogate

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(surrogate mother = claims baby but not rights)

to claim without rights

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Ascertain

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to make certain

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Assiduous

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(80)

constant and attentive

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Attenuate

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(attenuation)

to weaken

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Augment

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(AR)

to enlarge or increase

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Autonomy

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independence

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Axiom

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principle or rule

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Abstemious

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sparing in consumption

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Aerie

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(aeries = bird)

a nest, home on high mountains

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Affable

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friendly

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Amulet

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(bracelet)

magical charm to ward off evil

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Apocryphal

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(cryptic)

fake, untrue

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Assail

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(soldiers sailing on a ship to attack)

to attack

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August

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noble and dignified

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Avuncular

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(uncle)

resembling an uncle in traits

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Belfry

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a bell tower

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Benevolent

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(behene: be kind to them)

charitable, kind

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Bevy

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(biwi: many wives)
a large group

a bevy of birds

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Bifurcate

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to divide into 2 branches

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Bilk

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(milk, cheating in milk)

to cheat or swindle

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Blight

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any factor that causes decay or deterioration

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Bonhomie

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(homies)

friendly

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Boor

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(boooo)

a person who is rude, clumsy and lacking social manners

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Bromide

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(bromide is very common reactant)

common saying

41
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Burnish

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to polish

42
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Byzantine

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(just like spelling)

highly complex and intricate

43
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Daunt

A

frightening

44
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Dearth

A

lack of supply

45
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Debunk

A

(bunk karke)

to prove untrue

46
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Declivity

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(declination)

downward slope

47
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Deject

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(after rejection)

to lower someone’s spirits; to dishearten

48
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Deleterious

A

harmful

49
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Demarcate

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to set, mark, draw boundaries

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Derelict

A

(derek dominic dsouza ki post)

a person with no home, job, property

51
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Despoiler

A

someone who steals things

52
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Despot

A

a ruler with complete power

53
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Destitute

A

(prostitute)

completely wanting or lacking

54
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Desultory

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(insult)

disconnected and random

55
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Dictum

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(dictator)

a formal statement

56
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Dilatory

A

intending to delay

57
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Disabuse

A

= disillusion

to free someone from false ideas

58
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Discern

A

to perceive or understand with sight or other senses

The captain discerned another ship in the fog

59
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Disdain

A

lack of respect accompanied by feeling of intense dislike

60
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Dissembler

A

a person who conceals his feelings by professing false beliefs

61
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Diurnal

A

(urinal)

daily, daytime

62
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Draconian

A

(dracula)

harsh and severe

63
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Dubious

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(opp of ovbious)

doubtful and questionnable

64
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Earnest

A

(earn karne k liye)

sincere and serious

65
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Eclectic

A

(ek lakh)

made up of choices from diverse sources

66
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Egregious

A

outrageously bad or offensive

67
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Eloquent

A

(elon musk)

expressing oneself powerfully and effectively

68
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Embroil

A

(boil)

to bring in an argument or negative situation

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Emollient

A

(emani)

soft and smooth on skin

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Endemic

A

(opp. pandemic)

natural to a local area

71
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Enigma

A

a puzzle

72
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Ennui

A

(nunni)

boredom

73
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Enumerate

A

to count

74
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Epicure

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a person with refined tastes in food & wine

75
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Equanimity

A

steadiness of mind under stress

76
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Espouse

A

to adopt or marry

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Euphony

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(opp. cacophony)

pleasant sound

78
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Evanescent

A

(van)

vanishing

79
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Exorbitant

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greatly exceeding boundaries of reason

80
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Extemporaneous

A

done without advance preparation

81
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Exuberant

A

overflowing especially with joy

82
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Fallible

A

(fail)

capable of making mistakes

83
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Fallow

A

(faltu)

not in use

84
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Fatuous

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(mota gadha)

foolish and silly

85
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Fawn

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(porn star)

seeking attention through flattery

86
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Felicity

A

(felicitate)

happiness

87
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Fervid

A

(covid)

hot and passionate

88
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Fetid

A

stinky, smelling of decay

89
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Flippant

A

(flip flops)

disrespectful, lacking seriousness

90
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Flotsam

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floating wreckage or discarded items

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Foible

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(feeble)

a minor flow or weakness of character

92
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Ford

A

(car ad)

shallow part of river used for crossing

93
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Formidable

A

(metal forming)

causing fear due to powerful strength

94
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Fractious

A

(fractions)

irritable

95
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Frivolous

A

(free)

not serious, silly

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Fulminate

A

(culminate, ending fireworks)

to explore loudly or to loudly pronounce

97
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Furtive

A

sneaky

GRE Vocab - 1 (7 decks)

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