gre 1 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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obsolescent

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complicated

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diffident

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hesitant

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confounding

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confusing

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4
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neoteric

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“of recent origin” or “modern,”

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5
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garish

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“marked with excessive ornamentation”

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6
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ersatz

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“artificial

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7
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robustious

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boisterous

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spurious

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not genuine

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9
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flippant

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disrespectful

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10
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profligate

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lack of restraint

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11
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malignant

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more harmful

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12
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obsequious/

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polite

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13
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panache

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flamboyance in style

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14
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lionization

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treat as important

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15
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forground

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call attention to

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pellucid

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transparent/ understandable

17
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licentious

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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etiolated

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