RGRE 0110 Flashcards by Yasser Khan

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alacrity

briskness; lively action; quick willingness

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disdain

contempt; scorn

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belligerent

warlike; hostile

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intimidate

to overawe; to make afraid

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feint

pretense; sham; a false attack

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pugnacious

quarrelsome; combative

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promulgate

to make known officially; proclaim

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brash

impudent; insolent

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scoff

to sneer at; to mock

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belittle

to make seem less important; speak of as unimportant

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tangible

having actual form; able to be touched

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laceration

jagged wound; rough cut

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castigate

punish; chastise

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sordid

filthy; ingnoble; dirty; base

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octogenarian

person in his or her eighties

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solace

easing of grief; comfort

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aspirant

candidate for high position or better job

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dregs

most worthless part

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frenzy

wild fit; frantic outburst

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scurrilous

coarse; vulgar; using indecent language

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impresario

one who presents cultural series; organizer

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extortion

getting money by threats

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adverse

unfavorable; harmful

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asset

a valuable thing to have

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# RGRE 01/10 bigot

a narrow-minded; prejudiced person

# RGRE 01/10 blatant

disagreeably loud; very showy

# RGRE 01/10 entourage

group of attendants

# RGRE 01/10 virulent

full of hate; harmful

# RGRE 01/10 venom

poison; spite; malice

# RGRE 01/10 spew

throw up; vomit; eject

# RGRE 01/10 loath

unwilling; reluctant

# RGRE 01/10 solicit

to beg; seek earnestly

# RGRE 01/10 astute

keen; shrewd

# RGRE 01/10 advocate

to be in favor of; to support

# RGRE 01/10 ineffectual

not effective

# RGRE 01/10 scrutinize

to examine closely

# RGRE 01/10 nefarious

villainous; vicious

# RGRE 01/10 amicable

friendly; peaceful

# RGRE 01/10 vexatious

annoying

# RGRE 01/10 malady

disease

# RGRE 01/10 emaciated

abnormally thin; wasted away

# RGRE 01/10 surge

to rush suddenly

# RGRE 01/10 tranquil

quiet; peaceful

# RGRE 01/10 sanctuary

safe shelter

# RGRE 01/10 ascend

to rise

# RGRE 01/10 malnutrition

faulty or inadequate diet

# RGRE 01/10 afflict

to trouble greatly; to distress

# RGRE 01/10 besiege

to surround; hem in

# RGRE 01/10 privation

lack of necessities

# RGRE 01/10 sinister

evil; ominous

# RGRE 01/10 ubiquitous

being everywhere at the same time

# RGRE 01/10 remote

distant; hidden away

# RGRE 01/10 thwart

to hinder; defeat

# RGRE 01/10 harbinger

a forerunner; advance notice

# RGRE 01/10 malignant

likely to cause death

# RGRE 01/10 excruciating

agonizing; torturing

# RGRE 01/10 respite

an interval of relief; delay

# RGRE 01/10 reverberating

reechoing; resounding

# RGRE 01/10 fretful

worrisome; irritable

# RGRE 01/10 succumb

to give way; yield

# RGRE 01/10 reviled

to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way

# RGRE 01/10 derogatory

expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something

# RGRE 01/10 indict

to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime

# RGRE 01/10 nebulous

not clear : difficult to see; understand; describe; etc.

# RGRE 01/10 pesky

making someone annoyed or irritated

# RGRE 01/10 redolent

having strong smell; full of fragrance

# RGRE 01/10 repose

a state of resting or not being active

# RGRE 01/10 omnivorous

eating both plant and animals

# RGRE 01/10 disparate

different from each other

# RGRE 01/10 abstemious

not eating or drinking much

# RGRE 01/10 extant

still existing; not destroyed or lost

# RGRE 01/10 vicissitudes

the many changes or problems that happen over time —often + of

# RGRE 01/10 sultry

very hot and humid; attractive in a way that suggests or causes feelings of sexual desire

# RGRE 01/10 trenchant

very strong; clear; and effective

# RGRE 01/10 edifice

a large and usually impressive building (such as a church or government building)

# RGRE 01/10 puissant

powerful

# RGRE 01/10 unabated

continuing at full strength or force without becoming weaker

# RGRE 01/10 maudlin

showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way

# RGRE 01/10 levity

a lack of seriousness

# RGRE 01/10 lugubrious

full of sadness or sorrow : very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way

# RGRE 01/10 inclement

unfavorable/ stormy; bleak; cold

# RGRE 01/10 peruse

to read carefully

# RGRE 01/10 premonition

forewarning

# RGRE 01/10 desist

cease/ break off; discontinue; end; give up; yield

# RGRE 01/10 recoil

draw back/ balk; blench; withdraw

# RGRE 01/10 pertinent

to the point/ related

# RGRE 01/10 mastiff

large dog

# RGRE 01/10 obsess

to haunt; preoccupy/ engross

# RGRE 01/10 doleful

sad; melancholy/ dismal

# RGRE 01/10 wan

sickly pale; weak/ anemic; cadaverous; emaciated

# RGRE 01/10 histrionics

display of emotions/ theatrics

# RGRE 01/10 elusive

hard to grasp/ out of reach

# RGRE 01/10 frustrate

counteract; foil; thwart

# RGRE 01/10 symptomatic

having to do with signs and symptoms; indicative/ demonstrative

# RGRE 01/10 interject

insert; interrupt/ intercalate; interpolate; interpose

# RGRE 01/10 inert

without power to move/ languid

# RGRE 01/10 salient

outstanding; prominent/ conspicuous

# RGRE 01/10 imminent

likely to happen; threatening/ menacing; approaching; forthcoming

# RGRE 01/10 squeamish

easily shocked; over sensitive

# RGRE 01/10 engrossed

absorbed/ preoccupied; engaged

# RGRE 01/10 poignant

moving; painful to the feelings/ distressing; heartrending; affecting

# RGRE 01/10 inundate

to flood/ deluge

# RGRE 01/10 fruitless

useless

# RGRE 01/10 garbled

confused; mixed up/ belied

# RGRE 01/10 sanguine

optimistic/ undoubtful

# RGRE 01/10 phlegmatic

calm; hard to rouse to action/ unemotional; callous; apathetic

# RGRE 01/10 corroborate

confirm; support/ authenticate; ratify

# RGRE 01/10 comprehensive

thorough/ inclusive; all-embracing; lock stock and barrel

# RGRE 01/10 zealous

enthusiastic

# RGRE 01/10 coerce

to force/ compel; press; impel

# RGRE 01/10 elapse

to slip by; lapse

# RGRE 01/10 meticulous

careful; accurate/ perfectionist; picky

# RGRE 01/10 domicile

home/ abode; condo

# RGRE 01/10 lax

careless; negligent/ slack; remiss

# RGRE 01/10 sporadic

occasional/ on and off

# RGRE 01/10 rash

too hasty; reckless/ audacious; impulsive

# RGRE 01/10 conjecture

guess

# RGRE 01/10 obviate

do away with; eliminate/ make unnecessary

# RGRE 01/10 lurid

sensational/ melodramatic

# RGRE 01/10 quip

joke/ badinage; jest

# RGRE 01/10 diatribe

bitter criticism/ castigation

# RGRE 01/10 inhibition

restraint/ restriction/ barrier

# RGRE 01/10 fortuitous

accidental

# RGRE 01/10 incoherent

disjointed/ unintelligible; discordant

# RGRE 01/10 ilk

kind; sort

# RGRE 01/10 prestigious

illustrious/ respected; eminent

# RGRE 01/10 placard

poster

# RGRE 01/10 integral

essential/ basic; constituent

# RGRE 01/10 remuneration

reward; pay

# RGRE 01/10 nominal

slight/ insignificant; inconsiderable

# RGRE 01/10 expunge

erase

# RGRE 01/10 flamboyant

showy; colorful/ extravagant

# RGRE 01/10 anathema

something greatly detested

# RGRE 01/10 schism

split/ alienation; discord; fracture; rupture

# RGRE 01/10 utopia

place of perfection

# RGRE 01/10 timorous

fearful

# RGRE 01/10 truncated

cut short/ abridged; curtailed

# RGRE 01/10 jaunty

sprightly; gay/ lively

# RGRE 01/10 fractious

quarrelsome/ cross; captious

# RGRE 01/10 ostentatious

showy/ splashy; pretentious

# RGRE 01/10 importune

ask urgently/ beg

# RGRE 01/10 incontrovertible

undeniable/ indisputable

# RGRE 01/10 surreptitious

stealthy; accomplished by secret/ furtive

# RGRE 01/10 haven

place of safety/ refuge; sanctuary

# RGRE 01/10 subjugate

conquer

# RGRE 01/10 ultimate

final

# RGRE 01/10 eventuate

to result finally

# RGRE 01/10 emit

to give off

# RGRE 01/10 subterranean

underground

# RGRE 01/10 viable

practicable; workable/ possible; feasible; doable

# RGRE 01/10 premise

ground for a conclusion/ concept; hypothesis; notion

# RGRE 01/10 jeopardize

endanger/ threaten

# RGRE 01/10 incredulous

skeptical/ cynical; doubtful

# RGRE 01/10 permeate

to spread through/ penetrate; seep in

# RGRE 01/10 propitious

favorable

# RGRE 01/10 surmise

guess

# RGRE 01/10 curtail

to cut short

# RGRE 01/10 repress

to put down/ suppress; oppress; conceal

# RGRE 01/10 cryptic

puzzling

# RGRE 01/10 inchoate

in an early stage

# RGRE 01/10 aspire

to strive for

# RGRE 01/10 inveigh

attack verbally

# RGRE 01/10 nettle

irritate

# RGRE 01/10 overt

open

# RGRE 01/10 relegate

assign to an inferior position

# RGRE 01/10 supine

lying on the back

# RGRE 01/10 mammoth

huge

# RGRE 01/10 repulse

drive back

# RGRE 01/10 havoc

ruin

# RGRE 01/10 raze

destroy

# RGRE 01/10 lethal

deadly

# RGRE 01/10 scurry

run hastily

# RGRE 01/10 incisive

acute

# RGRE 01/10 precipitate

hasten

# RGRE 01/10 stereotype

unvarying pattern

# RGRE 01/10 stentorian

loud

# RGRE 01/10 singular

extraordinary

# RGRE 01/10 valor

courage

# RGRE 01/10 bias

prejudice

# RGRE 01/10 sinecure

soft job

# RGRE 01/10 complicity

partnership in wrongdoing

# RGRE 01/10 liquidation

disposal of; killing

# RGRE 01/10 accomplice

an associate in crime

# RGRE 01/10 recant

withdraw previous statement

# RGRE 01/10 culpable

deserving blame

# RGRE 01/10 abrogate

abolish

# RGRE 01/10 alleged

reported; supposed

# RGRE 01/10 access

admittance

# RGRE 01/10 invalidate

to deprive of legal force; to nullify

# RGRE 01/10 preclude

prevent

# RGRE 01/10 persevere

persist

# RGRE 01/10 landmark

historic; turning point of a period

# RGRE 01/10 extrinsic

foreign; coming from outside

# RGRE 01/10 declaim

speak loudly

# RGRE 01/10 fetter

to hamper

# RGRE 01/10 paragon

model of excellence

# RGRE 01/10 nomadic

wandering

# RGRE 01/10 asperity

harshness of temper

# RGRE 01/10 epithet

descriptive name

# RGRE 01/10 controversial

debatable