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XI GRE Words Flashcards

1
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Palpitate

A

to beat quickly. Her heart was palpitating as she walked into her review

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Parable

A

short, allegorical (containing Faible etc)

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3
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Emissary

A

messenger forr agent sent to represent other

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Emollient

A

softens

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Anthropomorphism

A

attribution of human characteristics to animals, natural phenomena etc

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Abjure

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to renounce on oath. He abjured his allegiance to his former country

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Adjure

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to beg or command. I adjure you to tell me the truth.

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Abject

A

utterly hopeless

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Perjury

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willfully lying while under oath

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Ablution

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act of cleansing. Performing his morning ablutions

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Deluge

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great flood of water. He has been deluged by tasks at work

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Lectern

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a reading desk. The priest was standing behind the lectern reading for, the Bible

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Levee

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an embankment built to protect against flooding. Levees aren’t a perfect protection against flooding

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Ligature

A

binding or tying. Æ.

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Livery

A

a uniform, identifying design (often for cars). Red bull hinted at their new livery for the Miami F1

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16
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Megalith

A

very big stone

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17
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Colloquial

A

everyday language. Colloquial language

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Elocution

A

art of clear and expressive speaking. I need a lesson in elocution.

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19
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Homonym

A

words spelled and pronounced the same but with different meaning

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20
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Exhume

A

dig out, unearth

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21
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Indigent

A

poor

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Dejected

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depressed. She looked dejected

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Conjecture

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opinion based on lacking information. Conjectures about the newcomer we’re many and varied

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Conjugal

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related to marriage. Conjugal loyalty

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Subjugate

A

bring under control. They soon subjugated the city

26
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Injunction

A

a court order

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Ineffable

A

too greate to describe in words

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Fatuity

29
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Fatuous

30
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Effervescent

A

quality of giving bubbles of gas. My vitamin C in the morning is an effervescent liquid

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Infidel

A

disbeliever in the true religion

32
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Flambeau

A

lighted torch

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Genuflect

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to bend on one knee

34
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Confluence

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merging into one. The major confluence of the worlds markets

35
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Effluence

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flowing out off (light etc) Effluence from showers goes into the ocean

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Fortissimo

37
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Effulgence

A

shining forth. Ricardo had the most effulgent smile on his face at the met gala.

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Refulgent

A

radiant. She has refulgent blue eyes

39
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Fusillade

A

outburst of criticism or continuous discharge of firearms. A fusillade of missiles

40
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Profuse

A

extravagant, lavish. He offered profuse apologies.

41
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Suffuse

A

to spread throughout or over from within. A room suffused with light

42
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Congenital

A

having something from birth. A congenital liar

43
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Progeny

A

offspring, descendants

44
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Egress

A

going out, exit

45
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Plutocracy

A

run by the wealthy classes

46
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Autocracy

A

run by one person

47
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Ochlocracy

A

run by mob ruling

48
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Surreptitiousness

A

sneakiness

49
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Disquietude

A

a condition of worry or concern. The little boy listened in disquietude as his parents argued in the kitchen.

50
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Destitution

A

extreme poverty

51
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Impinging

A

encroaching. impinge on other people’s rights

52
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Abnegating

A

relinquishing (give up)

53
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Excogitating

A

consider deeply and thoughtfully, think out. She was great at excogitating ways to avoid homework

54
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TAC/TIC

A

silent; taciturn, tacit, reticent

55
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PAU/ PO / POV / PU

A

few, little, poor

56
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PEC

57
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FATU

A

foolish. Fatuity, fatuous

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