RGRE 0310 Flashcards by Yasser Khan

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scion

child; descendant

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indoctrinate

to teach certain principles

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opulence

luxury; wealth; riches

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obsequious

seeking favor; fawning

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fulsome

excessive; insincere

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lush

luxurious; elaborate

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destitution

extreme poverty

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ponder

to consider carefully

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supplication

earnest prayer

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decadence

decay

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penance

atonement for sin

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ascetic

one who practices self-denial and devotion

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desultory

occurring by chance; disconnected

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disciple

follower

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metamorphosis

change of shape

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bona fide

genuine

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salvation

deliverance from ruin

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materialism

attention to worldly things and neglect of spiritual needs

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nurture

to nourish; support

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nirvana

freedom from care and pain; Buddhist heaven

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juxtapose

to place side by side

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plight

predicament; dangerous situation

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covert

secret or hidden

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cope

to be a match for; to be able to handle

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# RGRE 03/10 incompatibility

quality of being mismated; lack of harmony

# RGRE 03/10 incapacitated

disabled; made unfit

# RGRE 03/10 fabricate

to lie; concoct

# RGRE 03/10 connubial

related to marriage

# RGRE 03/10 demur

to object

# RGRE 03/10 appellation

a name

# RGRE 03/10 escalation

an increase; intensification

# RGRE 03/10 indifference

lack of concern

# RGRE 03/10 potential

Possible

# RGRE 03/10 cummulative

Accumulated

# RGRE 03/10 recondite

secret; hidden; obscure

# RGRE 03/10 palliate

alleviate; relieve without curing

# RGRE 03/10 delude

to fool

# RGRE 03/10 prelude

introduction

# RGRE 03/10 chimerical

imaginary; fantastic

# RGRE 03/10 acknowledge

admit

# RGRE 03/10 heterogenous

dissimilar

# RGRE 03/10 gamut

range

# RGRE 03/10 perspicacious

acutely perceptive; shrewd

# RGRE 03/10 analogous

comparable; similar

# RGRE 03/10 malajusted

poorly adjusted; disturbed

# RGRE 03/10 phenomenon

unusual occurrence

# RGRE 03/10 mortality

death

# RGRE 03/10 decade

ten years

# RGRE 03/10 susceptible

easily affected; unusually liable

# RGRE 03/10 neurotic

suffering from a nervous disorder

# RGRE 03/10 pedagogue

a teacher

# RGRE 03/10 enunciate

to utter; proclaim

# RGRE 03/10 inordinate

excessive

# RGRE 03/10 irascible

irritable

# RGRE 03/10 introspective

looking into one's own feelings

# RGRE 03/10 perpetuate

to cause to continue indefinitely

# RGRE 03/10 mandate

an authoritative order or command

# RGRE 03/10 compensatory

serving to pay back

# RGRE 03/10 neutralize

to counteract

# RGRE 03/10 catastrophic

disastrous

# RGRE 03/10 anthropologist

an expert in the study of the races; beliefs; customs; etc. of mankind

# RGRE 03/10 artifact

an object made by hand; rather than a thing as it occurs in nature

# RGRE 03/10 bizzare

odd; fantastic; grotesque; unusual

# RGRE 03/10 fetish

an object that is thought to have magic powers

# RGRE 03/10 inanimate

lifeless

# RGRE 03/10 abhor

to detest; loathe; hate strongly; despise

# RGRE 03/10 absurd

ridiculous

# RGRE 03/10 bigot

narrow-minded; prejudiced person

# RGRE 03/10 contemptuous

expressing a feeling that something is worthless

# RGRE 03/10 universal

present everywhere

# RGRE 03/10 vulnerable

capable of being injured

# RGRE 03/10 entreaty

appeal; plea

# RGRE 03/10 tradition

custom that has been handed down

# RGRE 03/10 originate

begin; arise

# RGRE 03/10 inviolable

safe (from destruction; etc.)

# RGRE 03/10 imperative

urgent; necessary; compulsory

# RGRE 03/10 imprudent

unwise; not careful

# RGRE 03/10 prohibition

the act of forbidding certain behavior

# RGRE 03/10 taboo

forbidden by custom or religious practice

# RGRE 03/10 taint

contamination; undesirable substance that spoils something

# RGRE 03/10 awesome

inspiring terror; weird

# RGRE 03/10 debris

ruins; fragments

# RGRE 03/10 dispersed

scattered; spread; broken up

# RGRE 03/10 eruption

bursting out

# RGRE 03/10 puny

weak; unimportant

# RGRE 03/10 obliterate

erase; wipe out

# RGRE 03/10 deplorable

sad; pitiable

# RGRE 03/10 initiate

start; set going

# RGRE 03/10 conflagration

Great fire

# RGRE 03/10 rue

to regret

# RGRE 03/10 congenial

sympathetic; agreeable

# RGRE 03/10 hoard

hide; store; accumulate

# RGRE 03/10 sage

wise man; philosopher

# RGRE 03/10 aegis

a shield; protection; sponsorship

# RGRE 03/10 detriment

injury; damage; hurt

# RGRE 03/10 longevity

long duration of life

# RGRE 03/10 imbibe

to drink

# RGRE 03/10 virile

masterful; manly

# RGRE 03/10 senile

infirm; weak from old age

# RGRE 03/10 doddering

trembling; shaking

# RGRE 03/10 curry

to seek favor by flattery

# RGRE 03/10 pall

cease to please; become dull

# RGRE 03/10 succulent

juicy

# RGRE 03/10 satiety

excess; overly full; surfeit

# RGRE 03/10 intrinsic

essential; inherent; built-in

# RGRE 03/10 potpourri

medley; mixture

# RGRE 03/10 sanction

endorse; certify

# RGRE 03/10 denote

indicate; show; mean

# RGRE 03/10 allude

hint; suggest

# RGRE 03/10 insidious

sly; treacherous; devious

# RGRE 03/10 propriety

suitability; correctness

# RGRE 03/10 advent

the coming of an important event

# RGRE 03/10 impious

lacking respect; irreverent

# RGRE 03/10 proffer

To offer for acceptance

# RGRE 03/10 spate

rush; flood

# RGRE 03/10 shibboleth

pet phrase; slogan

# RGRE 03/10 bogus

(adj.) false; counterfeit

# RGRE 03/10 substantiate

verify; confirm; validate; authenticate

# RGRE 03/10 nutritive

Having nutritious properties.

# RGRE 03/10 raucous

harsh and shrill

# RGRE 03/10 quandary

doubt; dilemma

# RGRE 03/10 callous

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

# RGRE 03/10 expedient

advisable; fit

# RGRE 03/10 negligible

trifling; inconsiderable

# RGRE 03/10 blase

indifferent; not responsive to excitement

# RGRE 03/10 ennui

boredom; lack of interest and energy

# RGRE 03/10 comely

handsome; beautiful

# RGRE 03/10 frenetic

frantic; frenzied

# RGRE 03/10 artifice

strategy; trickery

# RGRE 03/10 diversity

variety

# RGRE 03/10 qualm

twinge of conscience

# RGRE 03/10 expurgate

to remove objectionable parts or passages

# RGRE 03/10 begrudge

to be resentful or reluctant

# RGRE 03/10 artless

innocent; naive

# RGRE 03/10 gratuity

tip

# RGRE 03/10 manifest

evident; visible; obvious

# RGRE 03/10 delve

dig; search deeply; investigate

# RGRE 03/10 capricious

Fanciful; whimsical

# RGRE 03/10 requisite

requirement

# RGRE 03/10 replenish

to fill again; to resupply; to restore

# RGRE 03/10 roster

a list of names

# RGRE 03/10 stunted

held back or checked in natural growth

# RGRE 03/10 atrophy

waste away

# RGRE 03/10 maim

v. to cripple. disable; or injure someone

# RGRE 03/10 ameliorate

to make better; to relieve; to improve

# RGRE 03/10 cynic

skeptic; pessimist

# RGRE 03/10 unctuous

affectedly emotional

# RGRE 03/10 benevolent

kindly; charitable

# RGRE 03/10 subservient

secondary; servile; obsequious; useful

# RGRE 03/10 iniquity

wickedness; injustice

# RGRE 03/10 largess

gift; gratuity; liberality

# RGRE 03/10 criterion

standard

# RGRE 03/10 repent

regret; desire to make amends

# RGRE 03/10 mollify

vb. To pacify; soothe; or appease; to make less severe or violent

# RGRE 03/10 mercenary

motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain

# RGRE 03/10 pariah

social outcast

# RGRE 03/10 aloof

distant; remote;

# RGRE 03/10 pragmatic

practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

# RGRE 03/10 vestige

Trace; evidence

# RGRE 03/10 guise

mien; appearance; manner

# RGRE 03/10 nullify

cancel; abolish

# RGRE 03/10 deluge

flood

# RGRE 03/10 futility

uselessness

# RGRE 03/10 carnage

slaughter

# RGRE 03/10 technology

applied science

# RGRE 03/10 libel

degradation by writing or publishing

# RGRE 03/10 defamatory

damaging character by false reports

# RGRE 03/10 plaintiff

the complaining party; in law

# RGRE 03/10 canard

a made-up sensational story

# RGRE 03/10 deprecate

express strong disapproval

# RGRE 03/10 reputed

thought; supposed; believed

# RGRE 03/10 frail

weak or delicate

# RGRE 03/10 potent

powerful; strong; intense

# RGRE 03/10 excoriate

criticize severely

# RGRE 03/10 devout

pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest

# RGRE 03/10 diminutive

tiny

# RGRE 03/10 profuse

overflowing; abundant

# RGRE 03/10 dulcet

sweet or melodious to the ear

# RGRE 03/10 impromptu

Spur of the moment; offhand

# RGRE 03/10 malevolent

ill-disposed; ill-intentioned

# RGRE 03/10 wistful

longing; pensive; wishful

# RGRE 03/10 raiment

clothes; garments

# RGRE 03/10 brigand

a robber or bandit

# RGRE 03/10 corpulent

fat; fleshy; obese

# RGRE 03/10 rail

scold;use abusive language

# RGRE 03/10 raconteur

a skilled storyteller

# RGRE 03/10 sullen

ill-humored; grim

# RGRE 03/10 rift

a split; break; breach

# RGRE 03/10 emissary

Agent

# RGRE 03/10 ruminate

to ponder; to reflect upon

# RGRE 03/10 taut

tense; keyed up; on edge

# RGRE 03/10 livid

pale; lead-colored; grayish blue

# RGRE 03/10 martinet

strict disciplinarian

# RGRE 03/10 yen

a strong desire; crave; longing

# RGRE 03/10 bagatelle

trifle

# RGRE 03/10 callow

young and inexperienced

# RGRE 03/10 appalled

dismayed; shocked

# RGRE 03/10 penchant

strong leaning; fondness; liking

# RGRE 03/10 decapitate

behead

# RGRE 03/10 termagant

shrew; scolding; brawling woman