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Set 30 Flashcards

1
Q

slovenly

A

(appearance) messy and dirty

careless, excessively casual

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2
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factious

A

divided, schismatic, argumentative

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3
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spurn

A

reject with disdain or contempt

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4
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callow

A

(of a young person) inexperienced and immature

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5
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flagrant

A

(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive

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6
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remuneration

A

payment; earnings

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7
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bravado

A

a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

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8
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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

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9
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temerity

A

excessive confidence or boldness

audacity

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10
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odious

A

extremely unpleasant

repulsive

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11
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deportment

A

a person’s behavior or manner

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12
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precocious

A

advanced, ahead, old beyond one’s years

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13
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abide

A

continue

(abide by) comply with

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14
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verve

A

vigor, buoyancy

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15
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intrigue

A

the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental

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16
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aberrant

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deviant, transgressing

17
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fallow

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uncultivated, unplowed, inactive, dormant

18
Q

tenuous

A

slight, very slender or fine, thin, shaky, insubstantial

19
Q

obdurate

A

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

20
Q

gratuitous

A

uncalled for, unwarranted, given or done free of charge

21
Q

indecorous

A

improper, unseemly

22
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soliloquy

A

interior monologue

23
Q

stolid

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impassive, calm, dull

24
Q

capitulate

A

surrender, give in, yield, concede defeat

25
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extemporize

A

improvise, ad lib

26
Q

cogitate

A

think about, muse on

27
Q

nominal

A

token, tiny

28
Q

plucky

A

brave, intrepid

29
Q

grovel

A

crawl, behave obsequiously

30
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feint

A

bluff, ruse, expedient

GRE Words (30 decks)

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