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Ch 3 Hard Q Flashcards

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Legate

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N. Unofficial emissary especially unofficial representative of the pope

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Plenipotentiary

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Adj. Invested with or conferring full powers

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Anchorite

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N. A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons

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Sybarite

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N. The person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary

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Metamorphose

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V. To change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform

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Wane

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V. To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline

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Succor

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N. Assistance in time of distress; relief

V. To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress

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Subvert

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V. To destroy completely; ruin; to overthrow completely

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Quiescent

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Adj. being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive

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Interminable

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Adj. endless; tiresomely long; tedious

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Bootless

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Adj. without advantage or benefit; useless

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Abeyant

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Adj. being temporarily set aside; suspension

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Feckless

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Adj. lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible

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Clement

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Adj. inclined to be lenient or merciful; mild

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Condign

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Adj. deserved; adequate

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Tantamount

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Adj. equivalent in effect or value

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Chimerical

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Adj. highly Improbable; given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful

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Notional

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Adj. of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary; speculative or theoretical

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Edacious

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Adj. voracious; devouring

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Voluptuous

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Adj. giving, characterized by, or suggesting ample, unrestrained pleasure to the senses

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Pip

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N. The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange

V. To wound or kill with a bullet; to get the better of; defeat

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Stub

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N. The usually short and remaining after something bigger has been used up
V. To pull up by the roots; to strike against something accidentally

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Nimbus

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N. a cloudy radiance said to surround a classical deity when on earth

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Nut

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N. a crazy or eccentric person; an enthusiastic; a buff

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Ratiocinate

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V. To reason methodically and logically

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Collate

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V. To examine and compare carefully in order to note points of disagreement; to assemble in proper numerical or logical sequence

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Agglomerate

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V. To form or collect into a rounded mass

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Interpose

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V. To introduce or interject (a comment for example) during discourse or a conversation; to exert (influence or authority) in order to interfere or intervene

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Enfilade

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N. a target vulnerable to sweeping gunfire

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Provocation

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N. The act of provoking or inciting

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Imprecation

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N. a curse

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Salvos

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N. Simultaneous discharge of firearms; something resembling a release or discharge of bombs or firearms

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Consummate

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V. To bring to completion or fruition; conclude; to realize or achieve; fulfill

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Couth

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Adj. Marked by possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined

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Gnosticism

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N. The beliefs and practices Of pre Christian early Christian sects, condemned by the church, especially the conviction that matter is evil and that knowledge is more important than faith, and the practice of esoteric mysticism

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Patrimony

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N. An inheritance from a father or other ancestor; an endowment or state belonging to an institution especially a church

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Cerebrality

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N. Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional

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Bloviation

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N. Discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner

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Trapping

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N. Ornament adornment accessories; characteristic for symbolic signs

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Prepossession

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N. a preconception or prejudice; the state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings

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Appurtenance

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N. Something added to another, more important thing; an appendage; equipment used for specific purpose or task; gear

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Sumptuous

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Adj. Suggesting great expense; lavish

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Pollard

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V. To convert or make into a pollard
N. An animal that has shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed; a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches

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Aleatory

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Adj. Dependent on chance,luck, or an uncertain outcome; characterized by gambling

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Venality

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N. Condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption

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Lucre

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N. Money or profits

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Payola

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N. Bribery of an influential person in exchange for the promotion of a product or service (example DJs promoting records)

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Interpolate

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V. To insert or introduce between other elements or parts; to change or falsify (a text) by introducing new or incorrect material

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Limn

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V. To describe; to depict by painting or drawing

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Obtundity

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N. Making less active; dull or deaden

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Enfeeblement

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N. Deprivation of strength; making feeble

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Languor

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N. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness; oppressive quiet or stillness

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Effeteness

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N. Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted; marked by self-indulgence, triviality, or decadence

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Caliginous

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Adj. Dark, misty, and gloomy

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Crepuscular

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Adj. Or like twilight; dim; becoming active at twilight or before sunrise (like animals)

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Precipitous

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Adj. Extremely steep; extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt

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Avuncular

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Adj. Resembling an uncle; friendly, helpful

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Civic

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Adj. Of, relating to, the belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil

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Ineluctable

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Adj. Inevitable

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Incontrovertible

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Adj. Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

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Infallible

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Adj. Incapable of feeling; certain

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Inexorable

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Adj. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless

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Unspeakable

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Adj. Inexpressible; inexpressibly bad or objectionable

Manhattan GRE Vocab (6 decks)

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