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G to K Rand Flashcards

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Intransigence

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Stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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Insensible

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Unconscious; unresponsive

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Interregnum

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Interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant; unimportant

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Inert

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Unable to move; sluggish

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Intractable

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Not easily managed

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Glib

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Fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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Inadvertently

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Carelessly; unintentionally

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous; bombastic

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Insinuate

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To suggest; say indirectly; imply

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Introspective

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Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

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Hermetic

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Tightly sealed; magical

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Itinerary

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Route of a traveler’s journey

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14
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Impermeable

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Impossible to penetrate

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Impede

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To hinder; block

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Impute

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To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic

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Incorporate

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Introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

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Heuristic

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Relating to a speculative formulation guiding the investigation or solution of a problem; educational method in which students learn from their own investigations

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Gouge

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To tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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Imprecation

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Curse

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Implicit

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Implied; understood but not stated

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side

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Hyperbole

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Purposeful exaggeration for effect

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Inveigh

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To disapprove; protest vehemently

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Itinerant

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Wandering from place to place; unsettled

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Irascible

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Easily angered

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Ingenuous

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Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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Incarnate

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Having bodily form

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Inured

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Hardened; accustomed; used to

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Implode

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Collapse inward violently

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Histrionic

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Relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances

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Kudos

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Fame; glory; gonor

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33
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Jibe

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To be in agreement

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Invidious

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Likely to provoke ill will; offensive

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Insularity

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Narrow-mindedness; isolation

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Indigence

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Poverty

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Guileless

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Free of cunning or deceit; artless

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Hieroglyphics

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A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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40
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Impervious

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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Juggernaut

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Huge force destroying everything in its path

42
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Inundate

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To cover with water; overwhelm

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Iconoclastic

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Attacking cherished tradition

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Ineluctable

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Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

45
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Impassive

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Showing no emotion

46
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Igneous

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Produced by fire; volcanic

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Irresolute

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Unsure of how to act; weak

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Inchoate

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Imperfectly formed or formulated

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Internecine

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Deadly to both sides

50
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Intimate

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Marked by close acquaintance

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Inveterate

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Confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

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Incongruity

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State of not fitting

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Herbivorous

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Relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

54
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Inherent

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Firmly established by nature or habit

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Gambol

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To frolic; leap playfully

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Interdict

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To forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of

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Imperturbable

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Not easily disturbed

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Insouciant

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Indifferent; lacking concern or care

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Insipid

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Lacking in flavor; dull

60
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Hirsute

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Covered with hair

61
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Idolatry

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Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

62
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Harrowing

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Extremely distressing; terrifying

63
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Interpolate

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To insert; change by adding new words or material

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Gerrymander

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

65
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Jaundiced

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Having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

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Gustatory

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Affecting the sense of taste

67
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Goad

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To prod; urge on

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Intangible

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Not material

69
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Implacable

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Inflexible; incapable of being pleased

70
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Heterodox

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Unorthodox; not widely accepted

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Grouse

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To complain

72
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Geniality

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Cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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Gregarious

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Sociable

74
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Junta

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Group of people united in politic intrigue

75
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Gossamer

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Sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

76
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Harangue

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Long, pompous speech; tirade

77
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Gainsay

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To deny; dispute; oppose

78
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Gauche

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Coarse and uncouth; clumsy

79
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Invective

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Verbal abuse

80
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Insuperable

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Insurmountable; unconquerable

81
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Immutable

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Unchangeable

82
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Inertia

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Disinclination to action or change

83
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Implausible

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Unlikely; unbelievable

84
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Indeterminate

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Uncertain; indefinite

85
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Impair

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To damage; injure

86
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Inveigle

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To win over by flattery or coaxing

87
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Hallowed

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Holy; sacred

88
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Imbroglio

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Complicated situation; an entanglement

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Indolent

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Habitually lazy; idle

90
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Homeostasis

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Automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself

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Homily

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Sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

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Impecunious

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Poor; having no money

93
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Homogeneous

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Composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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Innocuous

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Harmless

96
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Guise

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Outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

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Impinge

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To strike; encroach

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Garrulous

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Very talkative; wordy

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Incursion

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Sudden invasion

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Jocose

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Fond of joking; jocular; playful

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Guile

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Deception or trickery

GRE words 817 (10 decks)

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