Top GRE Words in Context Flashcards by Daniel Martin | Brainscape

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ABATE

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to reduce in amount, or degree

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ABSCOND

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to leave secretly

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in power, influence, or reputation

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AMALGAMATE

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to combine

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of place in time

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APATHY

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lack of interest or emotion

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ASSUAGE

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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ATTENUATE

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to weaken

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AUDACIOUS

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fearless and daring

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AUSTERE

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severe or stern in appearance

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BANAL

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predictable, boring

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BOLSTER

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to support

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CACOPHONY

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harsh, jarring noise

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CAPRICIOUS

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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CASTIGATE

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to punish or criticize harshly

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CHICANERY

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deception by means of craft or guile

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COGENT

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convincing and well reasoned

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CREDULOUS

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too trusting, gullible

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DEFERENCE

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respect, courtesy

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DERIDE

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to treat with contempt, to mock

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DESICCATE

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to dry out

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DESULTORY

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jumping from one thing to another

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DIATRIBE

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abusive condemnatory speech

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DIFFIDENT

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lacking self-confidence

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DILETTANTE

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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DIRGE

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funeral hymn

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DISSEMBLE

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to present a false appearance

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DISSONANCE

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harsh and disagreeable combination

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DOGMA

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firmly held opinion

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ECLECTIC

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made up from a variety of sources

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ENGENDER

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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EPHEMERAL

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lasting a short time

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ERUDITE

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learned, scholarly

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ESOTERIC

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understood by only a few

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ESTIMABLE

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admirable

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EULOGY

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speech in praise of someone

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EUPHEMISM

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use of an inoffensive word in place of a more distasteful one

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EXCULPATE

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to clear from blame

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EXIGENT

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urgent

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FAWN

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to grovel

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FOMENT

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to arouse or incite

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GARRULOUS

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tending to talk a lot

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GREGARIOUS

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outgoing, sociable

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GUILE

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deceit or trickery

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ICONOCLAST

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one who opposes established beliefs or customs

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IMPETUOUS

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quick to act without thinking

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INCHOATE

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not fully formed, disorganized

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INGENUOUS

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showing innocence or simplicity

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INIMICAL

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hostile, unfriendly

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INSIPID

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lacking interest or flavor

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INTRANSIGENT

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uncompromising

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INUNDATE

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to overwhelm

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IRASCIBLE

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easily made angry

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LACONIC

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using few words

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LUCID

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clear and easily understood

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MALINGER

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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MISANTHROPE

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person who dislikes others

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MITIGATE

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to soften, to lessen

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MOLLIFY

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to calm or make less severe

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OBDURATE

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hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion

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OBSEQUIOUS

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overly submissive and eager to please

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OBVIATE

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to prevent

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ONEROUS

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troublesome, burdensome

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OPPROBRIUM

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public disgrace

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PARAGON

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model of excellence or perfection

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PEDANT

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someone who shows off learning

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PERFIDIOUS

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willing to betray one’s trust

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PERFUNCTORY

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done in a routine way, indifferent

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PLACATE

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to soothe or pacify

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PRAGMATIC

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practical

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PREVARICATE

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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PRODIGAL

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lavish, wasteful

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PROPITIATE

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to conciliate, to appease

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PROPRIETY

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correct behavior, obedience to rules

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QUIESCENT

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motionless

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RAREFY

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to make thinner or sparser

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RETICENT

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silent, reserved

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SATIATE

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to satisfy fully, overindulge

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SOPORIFIC

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causing sleep or lethargy

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SPECIOUS

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deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious

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SUBLIME

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lofty or grand

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TACIT

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done without using words

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TACITURN

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silent, not talkative

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TORPOR

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extreme sluggishness

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VENERATE

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to respect deeply

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VERACITY

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filled with truth and accuracy