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1
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Elegy

A

(clergy => church => death)

sad song in memory of someone deceased

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Elicit

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to provoke a response

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Eloquence

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persuasive and articulate

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Empirical

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based on evidence

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Emulate

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try immitate

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Enervate

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to drain out of energy

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Eminent

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respected, well-known

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Engender

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to cause; to give rise to

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Enhance

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to improve the quality

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Entitlement

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fact of having right over something

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Ephemeral

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short lived, transient

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Equable

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(equillibrium)

undisturbed, cool-tempered

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Equivocate

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to say something ambiguously in order to deceive

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Erroneous

A

error, incorrect

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Erudite

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having or showing great knowledge

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Eschew

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to avoid or abstain from

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Esoteric

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= arcane

secret, not known to many

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Estimable

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deserving self respect

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Eulogy

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memorial speech given at funeral

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Exacerbate

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to worsen

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Exacting

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(exciting)

demanding, challenging

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Exculpate

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= exonerate, vindicate

to clear someone from accused charges

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Exonerate

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= exculpate, vindicate

to clear someone from accused charges

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Exigent

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urgent

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Expatiate

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= explicate

to elaborate something in great detail

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Explicate

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= expatiate

to explain in detail

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Exposition

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a public show or fair

expo

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Extraneous

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irrelevant or superfluous

of external origin

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29
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Extrapolate

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to predict the further outcomes based on current outcomes

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Facetious

A

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour

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Fallacious

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relying on a fallacy and this incorrest/misinformed

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Fastidious

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= meticulous

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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33
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Fluctuate

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to shift without any pattern

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34
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Foment

A

(comment)

to foster unrest or discontent

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Forestall

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to hold off or prevent something

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36
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Fortuitous

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(fortune)

fortunate and lucky

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Frugal

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not spending much but spending wisely

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Gainsay

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(gay peple)

deny or oppose

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39
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Galvanize

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(energize)

to poke someone into action

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Garrulous

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(carry minati)

talkative

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Gauche

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socially inept, inappropriate, awkward

42
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Germane

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relevant to the topic being discussed

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Gregarious

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fond of company; sociable

44
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Guile

A

cunning, craft

45
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Hackneyed

A

(hacking is very common these days)

cliche, banal

46
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Hedonism

A

the pursuit of pleasure

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Homogenous

A

uniform, identical

48
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Hyperbole

A

obvious exaggeration

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Iconoclast

A

one who attacks a tradition or religious belief

50
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Imminent

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just about to happen

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Immutable

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(mutation = change)

unchangable

52
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Impair

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to hinder, make something useless

53
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Impediment

A

hinderance

54
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Imperturbable

A

to remain calm in every situation

55
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Implacable

A

merciless, unforgivable, relentless

56
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Implicit

A

implied without stating directly

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Imprudence

A

bad decision

58
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Impudent

A

disrespectful

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Inadvertent

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accidentally, unintentionally

60
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Inchoate

A

in the beginning, rudimentary

61
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Indebted

A

to be in a big debt

62
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Indefatigable

A

which cannot be tired

63
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Indolent

A

(jo dolta nahi)

lazy, idle

64
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Ingenuous

A

naive and innocent

65
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Inimical

A

(enemy)

harmful or hostile

66
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Innocuous

A

harmless

67
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Inscrutable

A

(scrutiny)

impossible to understand or interpret

68
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Insipid

A

lacking flavour, tasteless

bland

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Insular

A

not interested with matters outside

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Intimate

A

too close

71
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Intractable

A

hard to control or deal with.

stubborn

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Intransigent

A

uncompromising

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Intrepid

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bold and adventourous

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Inveterate

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irritable, touchy

75
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Irresolute

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showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain

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Laconic

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taciturn, reserved, saying little

77
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Laud

A

to praise

78
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Litigation

A

legal proceedings

79
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Loquacious

A

(Lopa Mudra)

very talkative

80
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Lucid

A

clear and coherent

81
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Magnanimity

A

(magma comes out too much)

generosity

82
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Maladroit

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clumsy, awkward

83
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Malign

A

(Mala)
evil or harmful
to speak negatively about someone

84
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Malleable

A

easy to influence

85
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Maverick

A

rebel

86
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Mendacity

A

untruthfulness, dishonesty

87
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Misanthrope

A

person who hates humanity

88
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Mitigate

A

to improve a painful situtation

89
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Mollify

A

placate

make (someone) less angry or hostile

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Munificent

A

(money)

very generous

91
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Nascent

A

in early stages

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Nonplussed

A

confused and baffled

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Notoriety

A

fame for doing something negative or criminal

94
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Nuance

A

subtle shades of difference

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Obdurate

A

stubborn

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Obscure

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mysterious, not well known

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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Obstinate

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stubborn

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Obviate

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to forestall the need, to prevent

100
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Occlude

A

to block or obstruct

GRE Vocab - 1 (7 decks)

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