Vi GRE Cards Flashcards

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Disseminate

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wane

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Boon

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helpful thing

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3
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Fledgling

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inexperienced

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Prolific

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productive

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5
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Pecuniary

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related to money. Had to pay pecuniary damage

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Percipient

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perceptive. Good at understanding things.

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Prosaic

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dull. My pot pages are always very prosaic

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Exalt

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praise highly

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9
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Untenable

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indefensible

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Stalwart

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dependable. A stalwart supporter

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Provident

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planning ahead. It wasn’t ver provident to buy a house before selling your apartment.

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12
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Maxim

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short saying

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13
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Flush

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abundant. The GRE is flush with new words.

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14
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Ethereal

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very delicate. A ballet dancer likely has a very ethereal style.

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15
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Hauteur-

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arrogance.

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16
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Patent

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obvious. A patent spelling mistake on the book cover

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17
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Conniving

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conspiring to do bad

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18
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Miscreant

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lawbreaker. You’re a miscreant for stealing

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19
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Malfeasance

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misconduct

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20
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Encumbered

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held back

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21
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Mellifluous

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sweet sounding. Her voice was mellifluous and smooth.

22
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Asperity

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harshness of manner

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Foolhardy

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rash, reckless

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Consummate

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Fecund
mentally productive
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Effrontery
cheeky behavior, boldness
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Mettlesome
courageous
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Browbeat
bullied, boss around. He was browbeaten to a false confession
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Fallacious
prone to error
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Bromide
unoriginal remark. Looks like it is raining
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Bristle
react angrily. She was bristling at our criticism
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Approbatory
showing approval
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Humdrum
lacking excitement
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Irresolute
uncertain how to act
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Stymie
hinder. Their plans were stymied by the storm
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Martinet
disciplinarian
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Wax
increase gradually
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Phantasmagorical
illusive
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Ascendancy
dominant position
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Vacuous
lacking intelligence. Gave a vacuous answer.
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Pittance
small amount
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Unscrupulous
unethical
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Malady
illness
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Stem
limit growth
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Kowtow
bow
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Imbroglio
confusing situation
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Impugn
call into question. Many initially tried to impugn Darwin’s theory, but today it’s taken as the truth
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Facile
lacking depth. Facile explanations
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Incongruous
lacking harmony
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Convivial
friendly and lively. Sociable.