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Word List 12 Flashcards

1
Q

abysmal

A

very deep; very bad

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2
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approbation

A

approval

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3
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bent

A

inclination; aptitude

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4
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cadge

A

get by begging

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5
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debacle

A

disaster

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6
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extemporize

A

speak without preparation or rehearsal

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7
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incumbents

A

occupiers of a job or position

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8
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lambaste

A

attack verbally

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9
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noisome

A

disgusting

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10
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pastiche

A

work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources

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11
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cloistered

A

isolated

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12
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disabuse

A

make someone aware of an error in thinking

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13
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engendering

A

causing

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14
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intemperate

A

excessive

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15
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lugubrious

A

sad, gloomy

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16
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nonplussed

A

confused

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17
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pedagogy

A

science of education; teaching

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18
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slake

A

quench; satisfy

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19
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artless

A

without effort; without trickery; simple

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20
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comeliness

A

beauty

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21
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doff

A

take off (esp. a hat)

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22
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erudition

A

learning; scholarly knowledge

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23
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plaintive

A

sad; mournful

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24
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suborn

A

bribe

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25
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tendentious

A

dogmatic; biased

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26
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tortuous

A

indirect; winding

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27
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verbiage

A

excessive or meaningless wordiness

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28
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complaisance

A

flexibility; willingness to please

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29
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daguerreotype

A

forerunner of the photographic process

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30
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fawn

A

grovel

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31
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gregariousness

A

sociability

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32
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nascent

A

emerging; newly formed

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33
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paean

A

praise; tribute (esp. in song)

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34
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reproof

A

scolding; criticism

35
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scurvy

A

contemptible; rascally

36
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tutelary

A

serving as a guardian

37
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abscission

A

cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

38
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debilitating

A

weakening

39
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foible

A

quirk; minor weakness

40
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importune

A

beg; solicit

41
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slew

A

glut; excess

42
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toady

A

sycophant; flatterer

43
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torrid

A

hot and steamy

44
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veracious

A

true

45
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asperity

A

using harsh or critical tone

46
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blowhard

A

boastful person

47
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disingenuous

A

crafty

48
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evanescent

A

short-lived

49
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labile

A

changing rapidly; unstable

50
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malapropism

A

use of similar sounding but incorrect word

51
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posture

A

to put on an act

52
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proximate

A

immediate; nearest

53
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pugnacious

A

aggressive; ready to fight

54
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gaucherie

A

awkwardness

55
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heterodox

A

unorthodox

56
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inscrutability

A

quality of being difficult to comprehend

57
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mannered

A

stylized; pretentious

58
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pluck

A

courage

59
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sedulous

A

persevering; eager and thorough

60
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syllogism

A

type of logical reasoning

61
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vicissitude

A

unexpected change in fortune or circumstances

62
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acolyte

A

disciple; follower or attendant

63
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admonitory

A

scolding

64
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caprices

A

whimsies; fancies

65
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deferential

A

showing respect

66
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intractability

A

stubbornness, resistance

67
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luminary

A

eminent person

68
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undergird

A

support; strengthen

69
Q

vitiate

A

weaken; sap energy

70
Q

coterie

A

clique; small group with common interests

71
Q

denigrate

A

decry; criticize; belittle

72
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empirical

A

found by experiment or practice

73
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gainsay

A

contradict

74
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prolixity

A

wordiness

75
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rebus

A

puzzle in which pictures give clues

76
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sere

A

withered; old

77
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vulpine

A

like a fox

78
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exacerbated

A

made worse

79
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exact

A

to demand; extort

80
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faddish

A

whimsical; following a fashion

81
Q

hapless

A

unlucky

82
Q

perennial

A

long-lasting

83
Q

rent

A

torn

84
Q

xenophobe

A

person afraid of foreigners

GRE Vocab List (15 decks)

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