Barron's 800 essential words for the GRE Flashcards

Question

allay

Answer 1

to lessen; ease; soothe

Answer 2

to relieve; improve partially

Answer 3

a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

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the power to entice by charm

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to combine into a unified whole

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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something delicious; the food of the gods

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to improve

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agreeable; cooperative; suited

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something that increases comfort

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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something out of the proper time

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medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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comparable

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absence of government; state of disorder

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something that calms or soothes pain

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irregular; deviating from the norm

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something that comes before

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prehistoric

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dislike; hostility

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indifference

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the highest point

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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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a terse, witty saying

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to calm, pacify, placate

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strikingly appropriate and relevant

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praise, approval

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to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate

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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

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the study of material evidence of past human life

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great emotion or passion

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extremely difficult; laborious

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a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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to stop; to seize

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item made by human craft

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guileless; natural

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one who practices self-denial

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severity; harshness; irritability

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slander; false rumor

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diligent; hard-working

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to make less severe

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harsh; severe

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place of refuge or shelter

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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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bold; daring

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stern; unadorned; simple

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self-governing; independent

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to affirm; declare to be true

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secondary occupation

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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taken for granted; self-evident truth

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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry

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commonplace; trite

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playful conversation

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to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

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huge creature; anything very large and powerful

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to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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kindly; doing good

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to divide into two parts

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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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to give a boost to; prop up; support

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pompous; using inflated language

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rude; insensitive

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bold; shameless

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to mention for the first time

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characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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to grow and flourish

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to reinforce; support

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unpleasant or harsh-sounding

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to beg; sponge

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thick-skinned; insensitive

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false and malicious accusation; slander

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false; deliberately misleading story

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an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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irritable; ill-humored

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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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of foremost importance

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities

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to find fault; complain

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science of making maps

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any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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something that causes change

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absolute; without exception

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smaller group within an organization

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involving a cause

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burning; stinging; causing corrosion

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concerned with sky or heavens; sublime

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moving away from a center

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moving or directed toward a center

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to defend or support

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to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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trickery; fraud

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the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

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rude; boorish

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roundabout

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noisy outcry

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a small, exclusive group

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to confine; seclude

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thicken; congeal

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to cause to become one

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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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to systematize

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informed; conscious; aware

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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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proportional

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brief, comprehensive summary

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self-satisfied

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overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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something that completes or makes up a whole

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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curving inward

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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existing concurrently

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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to declare sacred

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness

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disobedient; rebellious

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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curved outward

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twisted; complicated

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abundant; plentiful

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woman who flirts

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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hidden; secret

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desiring something owned by another

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to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve

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acceptance of something as true

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statement of belief or principle; creed

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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corruption

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proper behavior

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to malign; harm someone's reputation

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to fail to act

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respect; regard for another's wish

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no longer existing

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to represent or depict

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related to population balance

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pertaining to people

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to express doubt; question or oppose

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to slur someone's reputation

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

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one who can predict the future; psychic

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something derived; unoriginal

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to dry completely

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state of disuse

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random; disconnected; rambling

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something that discourages or hinders

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the act of taking away

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transparent; vague; insubstancial

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bitter verbal attack

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division into two usually contradictory parts

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shyness; lack of confidence

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to spread out

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act of straying from the main point

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funeral hymn

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free from a misconception

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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

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to make uneasy; disconcert

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not in tune

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to dishonor; disgrace

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difference between

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constituing a separate thing; distinct

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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

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not candid, crafty

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unpredujiced; objective

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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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put away from consideration; reject

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to belittle

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dissimilar

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to pretend; disguise one's motives

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to spread; scatter; disperse

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disintegration;debauchery

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discord; lack of harmony

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to expand; swell out

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extract the essential elements

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inattentive; preoccupied

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to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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to strip; deprive; rid

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to make known something that is secret

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to provide with written evidence to support

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poor verse

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stating opinions without proof

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waste; worthless matter

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to deceive; trick

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exhilarated; overly enthusiastic

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selecting from various sources

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state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes

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depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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person who disagrees about beliefs

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dogmatic; unyielding

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effectiveness; efficiency

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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to provoke; draw out

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a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills

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delightful; blissful

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thin and wasted

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to adorn; enhance

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soothing; mollifying

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derived from observation or experiment

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to imitate; copy

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a formal expression of praise

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inherent; belonging to an area

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to cause; produce

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to increase; improve

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the scientific study of insects

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to pronounce clearly

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short-lived; fleeting

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branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge

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steady; unvarying; serene

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composure; calmness

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intentionally use vague language

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mistaken; straying from the proper course

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learned; scholarly

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hard to understand; known only to a few

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to make an attempt; subject to a test

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admirable; possible to estimate

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based on the attitude tha one's group is superior

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causes or origins

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origin an history of a word

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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities

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high praise to a death person

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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language

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feeling of extreme happiness

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mercy killing

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

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to aggravate; make worse

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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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detertable; abhorrent

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to urge by strong appeals

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crisis; urgent requirements

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having to do with existence

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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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to speak or write at length

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to send into exile

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to atone for

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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explanatory

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in existence; not lost

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unrehearsed

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to root up; to destroy

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not essencial

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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not inherent of essential

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to make less difficult

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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foolishly self-satisfied

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animals of a period o region

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seeking flavor by flattering

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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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having a bad smell

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to bind; confine

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arbitray order; authorization

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loyalty; exact correspondence

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

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to droop; grow weak

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beginner; novice

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plants of a region or era

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en embellishment or ornamentation

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to treat scornfully

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flowing; a continuous moving

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to incite; arouse

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to prevent; delay

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menacing; threatening

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renounce; repudiate

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to sink; fail; colapse

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a loud quarrel; brawl

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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a painting done on plaster

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ornamental band on a wall

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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to attack loudly; denounce

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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union; synthesis

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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to frolic; leap playfully

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very talkative; wordy

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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to prod; urge on

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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pompous; bombastic

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outgoing; sociable

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to complain

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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outward appearance; false appearance

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easily deceived

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affecting the sense of taste

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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holy; sacred

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long, pompous speech; tirade

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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tighly sealed; magical

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not widely accepted

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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

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covered with hair

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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attacking cherished traditions

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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produced by fire; volcanic

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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inchangeable

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to damage; injure

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showing no emotion

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poor; having no money

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to hinder; block

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impossible to permeate

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not easily disturbed

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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

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to strike; encroach

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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implied; understood but not stated

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collapse inward violently

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curse; damnation

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

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carelessly; unintentionally

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having bodily form

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imperfectely formed or formulated

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state of not fitting

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insgnificant; unimportant

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introduce something into another thing already in existence

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sudden invasion

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uncertain; indefinite

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habitually lazy; idle

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

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unable to move; sluggish

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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firmly established by nature or habit

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unconscious; unresponsive

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

Answer 368

lacking in flavor; dull

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indifferent; lacking concern or care

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insurmountable; unconquerable

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not material

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to forbid; prohibit

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deadly to both sides

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

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interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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marked by close acquaintance

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not easily managed

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

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to cover with water, overwhelm

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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verbal abuse

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

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confirmed; long standing

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likely to provoke ill will

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easily angered

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unsure of how to act; weak

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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route of a traveler's journey

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havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy

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to be in agreement

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fond of joking; jocular

Answer 395

huge froce destrying everything in its path

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group of people united in political intrigue

Answer 397

place side by side

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fame; glory; honor

Answer 399

likely to change

Answer 400

using few words

Answer 401

to trash verbally or physically

Answer 402

lethargy; sluggishness

Answer 403

dormant; potential not apparent

Answer 404

en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

Answer 405

light manner or attitude

Answer 406

tolerant; broad-minded

Answer 407

one without moral restraint

Answer 408

sexual desire

Answer 409

extremely small

Answer 410

to draw, describe

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clear; transparent

Answer 412

pertaining to language

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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scholarly of learned persons

Answer 415

legal proceedings

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

Answer 417

bright; clear; intelligible

Answer 418

money or profits

Answer 419

bright; brilliant; glowing

Answer 420

crafty; double-dealing

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plots or schemes

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whirpool; turmoil

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generosity; nobility

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to speak evil of

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to feign illness to escape duty

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionate

Answer 427

delusions of power or importance

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a variety of animals kept together

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gaudy; specious; flasely attractive

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to hypnotize

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change; transformation

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a branch of philosophy tha tinvestigates the ultimate nature of reality

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concerned with the weather

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very careful; picky; fastidious

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courage; endurance

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full of courage and fortitude

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a small system having analogies to a larger system

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to work against

Answer 439

threatening; menacing

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very small

Answer 441

petty details

Answer 442

one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

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mixture of writtings on various subjects

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villain; criminal

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one who hates women

Answer 446

alleviate; to become less severe

Answer 447

realated to memory; assisting memory

Answer 448

limited quantity

Answer 449

solid and uniform; constituing a single, unified whole

Answer 450

ill-humored; sullen

Answer 451

many colored; made up of many parts

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worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

Answer 453

black magic

Answer 454

to cancel out; nullify

Answer 455

new word or expression

Answer 456

novice; beginner

Answer 457

a means of connection; a center

Answer 458

bewildered

Answer 459

sentimental longing for a past time

Answer 460

medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

Answer 461

trifling; invalid

Answer 462

overly submissive

Answer 463

funeral ceremony

Answer 464

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

Answer 465

to shut; block

Answer 466

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

Answer 467

a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

Answer 468

too helful; meddlesome

Answer 469

concerning the sense of smell

Answer 470

form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

Answer 471

burdensome

Answer 472

formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

Answer 473

public disgrace; contempt

Answer 474

scientist who studies birds

Answer 475

to move back and forth

Answer 476

showy; pretentious

Answer 477

presumptuous; arrogant

Answer 478

song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

Answer 479

study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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lacking color or liveliness

Answer 481

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Answer 482

model of perfection or excellence

Answer 483

one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause

Answer 484

departing from normal condition

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jargon; a regional dialect

Answer 486

showing off learning

Answer 487

transparent; easily understood

Answer 488

inclination

Answer 489

extreme poverty

Answer 490

wandering from place to place

Answer 491

imperative; leaving no choice

Answer 492

present throughout the years; persistent

Answer 493

faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

Answer 494

superficial; performed really as a duty

Answer 495

point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

Answer 496

penetrable

Answer 497

to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

Answer 498

spread throughout every part

Answer 499

rude; peevish

Answer 500

unemotional; calm in temperament

Answer 501

anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

Answer 502

facial features

Answer 503

devoutness

Answer 504

pleasantly pungent; attractive

Answer 505

fleeting feeling or hurt pride

Answer 506

soothe; pacify

Answer 507

melancholy; mournful

Answer 508

pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

Answer 509

stale; overused expression

Answer 510

spiritual; theoretical

Answer 511

excess; overabundance

Answer 512

to examine deeply; determine the depth

Answer 513

to fall; plunge

Answer 514

society ruled by the wealthy

Answer 515

full of holes; permeable to liquids

Answer 516

poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

Answer 517

to talk idly; chatter

Answer 518

meaningless, foolish talk

Answer 519

preliminary statement

Answer 520

principle; law

Answer 521

to cause to happen; throw down from a height

Answer 522

rash; hasty; sudden; done without deliberation

Answer 523

forerunner; predecessor

Answer 524

to supersede; appropiate for oneself

Answer 525

capable of grasping

Answer 526

forewarning; presentiment

Answer 527

to foretell; indicate in advance

Answer 528

rude; improperly bold

Answer 529

supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

Answer 530

to quibble; evade the truth

Answer 531

original; existing from the beginning

Answer 532

untouched; uncorrupted

Answer 533

honesty; high-mindness

Answer 534

posing a problem; doubtful

Answer 535

wasteful; extravagant; lavish

Answer 536

deep, not superficial

Answer 537

so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

Answer 538

to increase rapidly

Answer 539

inclination, tendency

Answer 540

to win over, appease

Answer 541

correct conduct, fitness

Answer 542

to condemn, forbid, outlaw

Answer 543

providing for future need, frugal

Answer 544

careful in observing rules fo behavior

Answer 545

penetrating, caustic, to the point

Answer 546

to profess, suppose, claim

Answer 547

marsh, difficult situation

Answer 548

to cower, lose heart

Answer 549

limited, restricted

Answer 550

sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

Answer 551

to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

Answer 552

inactive, still

Answer 553

number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting

Answer 554

witty, skillful storyteller

Answer 555

to scold with bitter or abusive language

Answer 556

implication, consequence

Answer 557

fundamental reason

Answer 558

puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words

Answer 559

resisting authority or control

Answer 560

retract a statement of opinion

Answer 561

person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

Answer 562

abstruse, profound

Answer 563

formidable, arousing fear

Answer 564

stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

Answer 565

brightly shining, resplendent

Answer 566

to contradict, disprove

Answer 567

to entertain

Answer 568

to consign to an inferior position

Answer 569

to object or protest

Answer 570

to go back on one's word

Answer 571

amends, compensation

Answer 572

fret, complain

Answer 573

repetition, especially of a piece of music

Answer 574

to find fault with, blame

Answer 575

morally unprincipled person

Answer 576

to reject as having no authority

Answer 577

determination, resolve

Answer 578

determination, firmness of purpose

Answer 579

nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

Answer 580

expressing deep respect, worshipful

Answer 581

retaliatory action or retort

Answer 582

excessively ornate

Answer 583

protocol, title or heading

Answer 584

trick, crafty stratagem

Answer 585

lascivious, lustful

Answer 586

expecting an improvement, favorable to health

Answer 587

to approve, ratify, permit

Answer 588

cynical, scornfully mocking

Answer 589

pertaining to tailors

Answer 590

to satisfy

Answer 591

imbue througout, soak thoroughly

Answer 592

a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

Answer 593

to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

Answer 594

relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

Answer 595

produce and release substance into organism

Answer 596

behaviour prompting rebellion

Answer 597

diligent, assiduous

Answer 598

relating to earthquakes

Answer 599

relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

Answer 600

relating to the senses

Answer 601

aware, concious, able to preceive

Answer 602

submissive, obedient

Answer 603

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

Answer 604

a piece of broken glass or pottery

Answer 605

relating to the stars

Answer 606

apelike, relating to apes

Answer 607

comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"

Answer 608

well-paying job that requieres little or no work

Answer 609

unique, extraordinary, odd

Answer 610

intricate, complex

Answer 611

one who doubts

Answer 612

seriousness

Answer 613

thoroughly soaked, saturated

Answer 614

concerned, attentive, eager

Answer 615

literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

Answer 616

able to meet financial obligations

Answer 617

relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

Answer 618

sleep producing

Answer 619

filthy, contemptible and corrupt

Answer 620

seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

Answer 621

band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

Answer 622

person who spends money recklessly

Answer 623

filthy, wretched condition

Answer 624

marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

Answer 625

to stop or check the flow of

Answer 626

extremely loud

Answer 627

mark of disgrace or inferiority

Answer 628

to be sparing

Answer 629

to specify as an essential condition

Answer 630

having or showing little emotion

Answer 631

arranged in layers

Answer 632

marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

Answer 633

something that restrains, negative criticism

Answer 634

loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

Answer 635

to swagger, display to impress others

Answer 636

to impair or reduce to uselessness

Answer 637

to dull the senses of, stun, atonish

Answer 638

dark and gloomy, hellish

Answer 639

notice ordering someone to appear in court

Answer 640

to settle down, grow quiet

Answer 641

to support with proof or evidence

Answer 642

to include, incorporate

Answer 643

intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

Answer 644

relief, help in time of distress or want

Answer 645

the right to vote

Answer 646

to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

Answer 647

lying in the back, marked by lethargy

Answer 648

to replace, substitute

Answer 649

beseeching

Answer 650

one who asks humbly and earnestly

Answer 651

the act of assuming to be true or real

Answer 652

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Answer 653

related to the woods or forest

Answer 654

silently understood, implied

Answer 655

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

Answer 656

peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

Answer 657

unnecessary repetition

Answer 658

science of classification

Answer 659

belief, doctrine

Answer 660

weak, insubstantial

Answer 661

earthly, commonplace

Answer 662

government by priests representing a god

Answer 663

an actor or actress

Answer 664

voice tone color

Answer 665

long, violent speech, verbal assault

Answer 666

flatterer, yes-man

Answer 667

book, usually large and academic

Answer 668

lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

Answer 669

a turning or twisting force

Answer 670

having many twists and turns, highly complex

Answer 671

to promote or praise energetically

Answer 672

obedient, yielding

Answer 673

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

Answer 674

temporary, fleeting

Answer 675

partially transparent

Answer 676

work, especially arduous work

Answer 677

parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

Answer 678

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Answer 679

trembling, frugal, timid

Answer 680

fear and anxiety

Answer 681

aggressiveness, ferocity

Answer 682

agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

Answer 683

swollen, distended

Answer 684

muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

Answer 685

swollen, pompous

Answer 686

serving as a guardian or protector

Answer 687

myterious, strange

Answer 688

moving in waves

Answer 689

not false, genuine

Answer 690

indefensible

Answer 691

not favorable, troublesome, unruly

Answer 692

a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Answer 693

to waver, oscillate

Answer 694

empty, void, lacking intelligence

Answer 695

pertaining to a farewell

Answer 696

tasteless, dull

Answer 697

varied, marked with different colors

Answer 698

to boast, drag

Answer 699

mercenary, corruptible

Answer 700

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Answer 701

to adore, honor, respect

Answer 702

truthful, accurate

Answer 703

irritation, annoyance

Answer 704

practicable, capable of developing

Answer 705

vengeful, unforgiving

Answer 706

someone with master skills, expert musician

Answer 707

appearance, aspect

Answer 708

thick, syrupy

Answer 709

to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

Answer 710

using or containing harsh, abusive censure

Answer 711

dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

Answer 712

prevailing fashion or practice

Answer 713

tending to vary frequently, fickle

Answer 714

whirpool, center of turbulence

Answer 715

careful, cautious

Answer 716

wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

Answer 717

fanciful, unpredictable

Answer 718

vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

Answer 719

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

Barron's 800 essential words for the GRE Flashcards

All words come from Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's GRE) (800 cards)