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viii GRE Cards - HARD Flashcards

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Precocity

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from precocious. Having skill or learnt something earlier than others that age

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Admonitory

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serving to warn. An admonitory speech of the risks of walking alone.

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Appurtenant

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supporting

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Avaricious

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greedy. Avaricious desire is one if the seven deadly sins

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Cavalier

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not caring. Cavalier wave of his hand

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Desideratum

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Necessity. The desideratum of vegetarians is that meat is bad for the planet.

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Feckless

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lazy, irresponsible

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Antithetical

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sharply contrasted

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Portentous

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prophetic

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Dilatory

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time wearying

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Peremptory

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bossy

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Propitious

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good sign

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Dissolution

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debauchery

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Perquisite

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exclusive right

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Factious

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ausing dissension (disagreement)

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Benighted

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ignorant

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Aphoristic

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concise, true

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Hagiographic

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idealizing a subject

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Contrived

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pull off a scheme. He contrived to get into college

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Chary

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cautious

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Pernicious

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harmful but in a subtle way.

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Exegesis

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critical analysis

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Derisive

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full of ridicule. Surprised by her derisive tone

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Ignominious-

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disgraceful

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Rankle

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get under one’s skin

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Disaffected

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discontent

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Importuned

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asked persistently. Importuning the star to join the interview

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Picayune

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trifling, petty

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Spurn

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reject with contempt

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Genial

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pardonable

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Palimpsest

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something reused

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Indignant

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angry

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Askance

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suspiciously

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Equivocal

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vague

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Bucolic

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rural

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Preclude

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prevent

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Veracious

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truthful

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Extant

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still in existence

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Impudent

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rude

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Exiguity

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meagerness

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Profligate

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recklessly wasteful.

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Mulct

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swindle. The detox pills are mulcting teenagers of their savings

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Reprobate

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unprincipled person. Old reprobates drinking all day down by the river

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Germane

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relevant

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Execrate

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express great loathing for. I execrated the values of WP tech

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Spurious

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fake

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Petulant

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easily annoyed

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Inveterate

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habitual

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Impertinent

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disrespectful

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Screed

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abusive rant

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