GRE Words Group 11 Flashcards

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boisterous

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energetic, noisy, and lively

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abhor

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detest or regard with deep hatred

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chivalrous

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honorable and polite

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churlish

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rude or lacking good manners

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clandestine

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secretive; avoiding attention

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complacent

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smugly self-satisfied, often without awareness of potential dangers

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cumbersome

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large, heavy, slow or complicated

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debilitating

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weakening or impairing strength

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deliberate

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  1. think over or discuss carefully
  2. intentional
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droll

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amusing in a quirky or unusual way

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eccentric

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deviating from conventional behavior; quirky

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fractious

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quarrelsome and irritable; unruly

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limpid

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clear, transparent, or easy to understand

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mawkish

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overly sentimental in a way that seems exaggerated or insincere

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obeisance

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reverence for an individual

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ostentatious

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showy or designed to impress

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panacea

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a perfect cure for something

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perfunctory

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done without enthusiasm or effort;

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pervasive

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spreading quickly and in great numbers

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preclude

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prevent something from occurring

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predilection

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preference or bias towards something

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rapacious

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very greedy

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relish

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take great pleasure or delight in

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satirical

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using humor or irony to criticize or mock

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sham

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fake; not genuine

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skirt

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go around or avoid something, especially an issue or obstacle

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sluggish

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lacking energy; slow and listless

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spartan

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marked by simplicity, frugality, and avoidance of luxury

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truculent

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aggressively combative or confrontational

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perilous

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risky and hazardous