Top GRE Words Flashcards

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Anomaly

A

deviation from what is normal

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2
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assuage

A

to make something unpleasant less severe

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3
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enigma

A

a puzzle; a mystery

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4
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equivocal

A

undecided; trying to deceive

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5
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erudite

A

learned, scholarly, bookish

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6
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fervid

A

intensely emotional; feverish

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7
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lucid

A

clear and easily understood

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8
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opaque

A

impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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9
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prodigal

A

lavish;wasteful

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10
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zeal

A

passion,excitement

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11
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placate

A

to soothe or pacify

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12
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precipitate

A

to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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