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Common GRE words Flashcards

1
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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation

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precipitate

A

cause of something unexpected usually bad

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3
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assuage

A

make unpleasant feeling less

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4
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erudite

A

intelligence

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opaque

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not being able to see through

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prodigal

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wasteful

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placate

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make someone less angry or hostile

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laudable

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diserving praise

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9
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pedant

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excessive to learning

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capricious

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unpredictable, changes

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pragmatic

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practical

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12
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corroborate

A

confirm or give support

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13
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ephemeral

A

lasting for a short time

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14
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laconic

A

using very few words

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15
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mitigate

A

make less severe

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16
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propriety

A

ownership

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17
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abate

A

reduce in amount

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18
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abscond

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to leave secretly

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19
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aggrandize

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increase in power

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amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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21
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ameliorate

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to make better

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22
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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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23
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ardor

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strong feeling, passion

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24
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assuage

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to make something unpleasant, less

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25
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attenuate

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to reduce in force, to weaken

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26
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austere

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severe or stern in expression

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27
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Banal

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predictable, boring

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28
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bolster

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to support, to prop up

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29
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caustic

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biting in wit

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30
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chauvinist

A

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs in

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31
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chicanery

A

deception by means of craft or guile

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32
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convoluted

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complicated, intricate

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33
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credulous

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too trusting, gullible

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34
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deference

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respect, courtesy

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35
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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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36
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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another

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37
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diatribe

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abusive, condemnatory speech

38
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diffident

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lacking self confidence

39
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dilatory

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intended to delay

40
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dirge

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funeral hymn or mournful speech

41
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disabuse

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to set free

42
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discern

A

recognize

43
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disparate

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different, unlike

44
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dissemble

A

false appearance

45
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dupe

A

deceive

46
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eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

47
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elegy

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sorrowful speech

48
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emulate

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to copy

49
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enervate

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to reduce in strength

50
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enumerate

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to count, list or itemize

51
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exacerbate

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to make worse

52
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exculpate

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to clear from blame, prove innocent

53
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exigent

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urgent, requiring immediate action

54
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exonerate

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clear from blame

55
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foment

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to arouse, incite

56
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gregarious

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outgoing

57
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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs or institutions

58
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imperturbable

A

not capable of being disturbed

59
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impervious

A

impossible to penetrate

60
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impetuous

A

quick to act without thinking

61
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ingenuous

A

innocence

62
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inimical

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hostile

63
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innocuous

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harmless

64
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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

65
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intransigent

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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

66
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inundate

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to overwhelm, to cover with water

67
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malinger

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to evade responsibilty by pretending to be ill

68
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mollify

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to calm

69
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obdurate

A

resistant to persuasion

70
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obviate

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to prevent

71
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occlude

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to stop up, prevent the passage of

72
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onerous

A

troublesome and oppressive

73
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opprobrium

A

public disgrace

74
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ostentation

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excessive showiness

75
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perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust

76
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perfunctory

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done in a routine way

77
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prevaricate

A

to lie

78
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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

79
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propitiate

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to appease, conciliate

80
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propriety

A

correct behavior

81
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prudence

A

wisdom, caution

82
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quiescent

A

motionless

83
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repudiate

A

to reject the validity of

84
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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

85
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specious

A

deceptively attractive

86
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stolid

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unemotinal, lacking sensitivity

87
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tacit

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done without using words

88
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tirade

A

long harsh speech or verbal attack

89
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venerate

A

to respect deeply

90
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veracity

A

filled with truth or accuracy

91
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whimsical

A

unpredictable

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