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Princeton Review GRE Vocab > Set 1 > Flashcards

Set 1 Flashcards

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1
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Alacrity

A

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Axiomatic (axiom)

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Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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Canonical

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Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards

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Censure

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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Effrontery

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Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Equivocate (equivocal)

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To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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Exculpate

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Exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent

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Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate attention or action

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Extemporaneous

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Improvised; done without preparation

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Filibuster

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Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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Fulminate

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To speak loudly or denounce

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Martial

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Associated with war and the armed forces

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Nebulous

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Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism

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A new word; expression, or usage. The creation or use of new words or senses

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Obtuse

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Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Paean

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A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

17
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Perennial

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Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perfidy (perfidious)

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Intentional breach of faith; treachery

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Perspicacious (perspicacity)

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Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

20
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Prattle

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To babble meaninglessly

21
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Prescience

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Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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Sordid

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Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

23
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Squander

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Torque

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A force that causes rotation

25
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Truculent

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Fierce and cruel; eager to fight

26
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Virulent

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Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

27
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Voracious

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Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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