RGRE 0210 Flashcards by Yasser Khan

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indigenous

native

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gregarious

sociable

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habitat

natural environment

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cursory

hasty; not thorough

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interloper

an unauthorized person

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prolific

producing abundantly

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bulwark

protection

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sedentary

largely inactive; accustomed to sitting

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frugal

thrifty

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antithesis

exact opposite

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altruistic

unselfish

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embellish

adorn; touch up

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cache

secret hiding place

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coterie

small group having something in common

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cupidity

greed

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virtuosity

great technical skill

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temerity

foolish boldness

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amorous

full of love

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progeny

descendants

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saturate

soak; fill up completely

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perpetrate

commit

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consummate

complete; of the highest degree

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subterfuge

ruse; trick

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concoct

devise

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# RGRE 02/10 fallacious

misleading

# RGRE 02/10 manifold

complex; many

# RGRE 02/10 assiduous

devoted; attentive

# RGRE 02/10 impeccable

faultless

# RGRE 02/10 fraught

filled

# RGRE 02/10 resourceful

able to meet any situation

# RGRE 02/10 murky

dark; obscure

# RGRE 02/10 component

element

# RGRE 02/10 hoax

deception

# RGRE 02/10 labyrinth

arrangement of winding passages

# RGRE 02/10 evaluate

appraise; find the value of

# RGRE 02/10 exult

rejoice greatly

# RGRE 02/10 attest

to certify

# RGRE 02/10 gullible

easily cheated or fooled

# RGRE 02/10 deploy

to position forces according to a plan

# RGRE 02/10 enigma

riddle

# RGRE 02/10 abortive

fruitless; useless; falling

# RGRE 02/10 modify

to change

# RGRE 02/10 accommodate

to make fit; adjust to

# RGRE 02/10 spontaneous

without preparation; unrehearsed

# RGRE 02/10 innate

natural

# RGRE 02/10 veneer

thin covering

# RGRE 02/10 myriad

countless number

# RGRE 02/10 urbane

polished; witty

# RGRE 02/10 crave

to desire

# RGRE 02/10 irrelevant

not related to the subject

# RGRE 02/10 deem

believe; to judge

# RGRE 02/10 inherent

inborn

# RGRE 02/10 buff

a fan; follower

# RGRE 02/10 romp

to move in a lively manner

# RGRE 02/10 latent

lying hidden

# RGRE 02/10 tortuous

winding

# RGRE 02/10 itinerant

wandering

# RGRE 02/10 peregrination

travel

# RGRE 02/10 conjugal

relating to marriage

# RGRE 02/10 barometer

instrument for measuring change

# RGRE 02/10 megalomania

abnormal desire for wealth and power

# RGRE 02/10 profligate

wasteful

# RGRE 02/10 strife

discord; disagreement

# RGRE 02/10 legion

a large number

# RGRE 02/10 coup

revolution

# RGRE 02/10 amnesty

a general pardon

# RGRE 02/10 expatriate

an exile

# RGRE 02/10 exonerate

to free from guilt

# RGRE 02/10 fiat

an official order; a decree

# RGRE 02/10 mendacious

lying; untrue

# RGRE 02/10 parsimonious

miserly

# RGRE 02/10 pecuniary

financial

# RGRE 02/10 dismantle

to strip of covering; take apart

# RGRE 02/10 sumptuous

lavish

# RGRE 02/10 underwrite

agree to finance

# RGRE 02/10 restrictive

harsh; confining

# RGRE 02/10 balk

to refuse to move

# RGRE 02/10 blunt

plain spoken

# RGRE 02/10 nostalgia

yearning for the past

# RGRE 02/10 rife

widespread

# RGRE 02/10 implacable

cannot be pacified; inexorable

# RGRE 02/10 paroxysm

a fit; sudden outburst

# RGRE 02/10 reprehensible

worthy of blame

# RGRE 02/10 jurisdiction

power; range of authority

# RGRE 02/10 skirmish

small fight; brief encounter (not fray)

# RGRE 02/10 harass

to trouble; torment

# RGRE 02/10 monolithic

massively solid

# RGRE 02/10 indigent

poor; needy

# RGRE 02/10 arbitrary

based on whim; dictatorial

# RGRE 02/10 fray

a fight (not skirmish)

# RGRE 02/10 stymie

to hinder; impede

# RGRE 02/10 effigy

a likeness (usually of a hated person)

# RGRE 02/10 flout

show contempt; scoff

# RGRE 02/10 cognizant

aware

# RGRE 02/10 turbulent

unruly; agitated

# RGRE 02/10 terminate

to end (not quell)

# RGRE 02/10 forthwith

immediately

# RGRE 02/10 exacerbate

to irritate; make worse

# RGRE 02/10 revert

return

# RGRE 02/10 oust

to drive out; eject

# RGRE 02/10 affluent

rich

# RGRE 02/10 feasible

possible

# RGRE 02/10 discern

perceive

# RGRE 02/10 sally

suddenly rush forth (not surge)

# RGRE 02/10 consternation

dismay

# RGRE 02/10 precocious

reaching maturity early

# RGRE 02/10 perfunctory

done without care; superficial

# RGRE 02/10 chagrin

feeling of disappointment; humiliation

# RGRE 02/10 perverse

contrary; persisting in error

# RGRE 02/10 deride

to ridicule; scoff at

# RGRE 02/10 disparage

to discredit; belittle

# RGRE 02/10 laudable

praiseworthy

# RGRE 02/10 fiasco

complete failure

# RGRE 02/10 masticate

to chew up

# RGRE 02/10 eschew

avoid

# RGRE 02/10 quell

put an end to (not terminate)

# RGRE 02/10 voluble

talkative (not gregarious)

# RGRE 02/10 confidant

one to whom you confide your secrets

# RGRE 02/10 obsolescence

process of wearing out

# RGRE 02/10 dubious

doubtful

# RGRE 02/10 rampant

going unchecked; widespread

# RGRE 02/10 inane

foolish

# RGRE 02/10 ethics

code of principles

# RGRE 02/10 concur

agree

# RGRE 02/10 clandestine

secret; undercover

# RGRE 02/10 flagrant

outrageous; glaringly bad (not egregious)

# RGRE 02/10 admonish

to warn; to reprove

# RGRE 02/10 duress

compulsion; force

# RGRE 02/10 culprit

the guilty person

# RGRE 02/10 inexorable

inflexible; unrelenting

# RGRE 02/10 egregious

remarkably bad (not flagrant)

# RGRE 02/10 distraught

mentally confused; crazed

# RGRE 02/10 duplicity

cunning; trickery

# RGRE 02/10 acrimonious

bitter

# RGRE 02/10 paucity

scarcity

# RGRE 02/10 elicit

to draw forth

# RGRE 02/10 pernicious

harmful; causing injury

# RGRE 02/10 tolerate

to put up with; to bear

# RGRE 02/10 construe

to make a deduction; to infer

# RGRE 02/10 impunity

freedom from punishment

# RGRE 02/10 loathe

to hate

# RGRE 02/10 reprimand

to show sharp disapproval; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily

# RGRE 02/10 lackluster

dull; lacking brilliance or vitality; lacking luster or shine

# RGRE 02/10 caustic

sarcastic; biting

# RGRE 02/10 wrest

take by force

# RGRE 02/10 infamous

having a bad reputation

# RGRE 02/10 jostle

to shove hard

# RGRE 02/10 dupe

a person easily tricked

# RGRE 02/10 incipient

just beginning to exist

# RGRE 02/10 inadvertent

heedless; not attentive; unintentional

# RGRE 02/10 ominous

threatening

# RGRE 02/10 tremulous

quivering

# RGRE 02/10 repudiate

to reject; decline

# RGRE 02/10 cessation

a stopping

# RGRE 02/10 bristle

stiffen with fear or anger

# RGRE 02/10 euphemism

a less offensive term

# RGRE 02/10 mundane

worldly

# RGRE 02/10 incongruous

inappropriate

# RGRE 02/10 condolence

pity

# RGRE 02/10 stipulate

to specify a condition

# RGRE 02/10 laconic

expressing much in few words

# RGRE 02/10 throng

crowd

# RGRE 02/10 intrepid

brave

# RGRE 02/10 accost

to approach and speak to

# RGRE 02/10 reticent

silent

# RGRE 02/10 furtive

secret; stealthy

# RGRE 02/10 felon

a person guilty of a major crime

# RGRE 02/10 plethora

excess

# RGRE 02/10 hapless

unfortunate

# RGRE 02/10 irate

angry; incensed

# RGRE 02/10 pretext

an excuse

# RGRE 02/10 fabricate

to lie; construct

# RGRE 02/10 adroit

skillful

# RGRE 02/10 gesticulate

move the arms energetically

# RGRE 02/10 vigilant

watchful

# RGRE 02/10 avid

eager

# RGRE 02/10 cajole

coax

# RGRE 02/10 rudimentary

elementary

# RGRE 02/10 enhance

intensify; heighten

# RGRE 02/10 nuance

slight variation in meaning; tone; etc.

# RGRE 02/10 voracious

desiring or consuming great quantities

# RGRE 02/10 indiscriminate

choosing at random without careful selection

# RGRE 02/10 eminent

of high reputation; outstanding

# RGRE 02/10 steeped

soaked; drenched; saturated

# RGRE 02/10 replete

completely filled or supplied with

# RGRE 02/10 abound

to exist in great numbers

# RGRE 02/10 technology

branch of knowledge dealing with engineering; applied science; etc.

# RGRE 02/10 prognosticate

to predict or foretell a future event

# RGRE 02/10 automaton

a robot; a mechanical "person"

# RGRE 02/10 matron

an older married woman

# RGRE 02/10 paradox

a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

# RGRE 02/10 realm

special field of something or someone; kingdom

# RGRE 02/10 annals

historical records

# RGRE 02/10 compound

to increase or add to

# RGRE 02/10 tinge

a trace; smattering; or slight degree

# RGRE 02/10 badger

to pester; nag; annoy persistently

# RGRE 02/10 implore

to plead urgently for aid or mercy

# RGRE 02/10 drudgery

unpleasant; dull; or hard work

# RGRE 02/10 interminable

unending

# RGRE 02/10 perceive

to understand; know; become aware of