gre 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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obsolescent
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complicated
2
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diffident
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hesitant
3
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confounding
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confusing
4
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neoteric
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“of recent origin” or “modern,”
5
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garish
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“marked with excessive ornamentation”
6
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ersatz
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“artificial
7
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robustious
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boisterous
8
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spurious
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not genuine
9
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flippant
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disrespectful
10
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profligate
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lack of restraint
11
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malignant
A
more harmful
12
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obsequious/
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polite
13
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panache
A
flamboyance in style
14
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lionization
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treat as important
15
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forground
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call attention to
16
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pellucid
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transparent/ understandable
17
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licentious
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immoral
18
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abstruse
A
difficult to understand
19
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etiolated
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pale sickly
20
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prolix
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wordy