GRE 2500-2600 Flashcards
(101 cards)
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cannibalism
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galactic
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platitudinous
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lockstep
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offhand
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veneer
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wooden
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subsume
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plaudits
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tack
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helter-skelter
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acquittal
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shed
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rummage
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disapprobation
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disapprobation
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regressive
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yore
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laggard
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query
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unremitting
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accretive
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plangent
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iridescent
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legible
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asperity
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tangential
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inching
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recuse
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mock-up
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overweening
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holistic
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sideshow
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natter
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confide
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fiddle
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malice
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bottleneck
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dismissal
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at a premium
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be at odds with
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without fail
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nothing short of
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keep something at bay
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on a par with
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substitute A for B
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accuse somebody of something
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charge somebody with something / charge somebody with doing something
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dubious distinction
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on top of that
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for all
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but for
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exact a toll / exact a high(heavy) price
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collate ... into ...
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some ..., others ..., and still others ...
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rest on
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and the like
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anything but
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all but
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let alone
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not the least
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dispense with
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turn one's back on
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take issue with
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conjure up
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only too ... to ...
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a far cry from
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by virtue of
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give way to
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bring about
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in response to
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by and large
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at large
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in sharp (stark) con-trast to
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run-of-the-mill
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state-of-the-art
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step down
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a minor rash of
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pertain to
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be central to
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be peripheral to
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be accountable for
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stem from / spring from
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as somebody puts it
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prop up
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be attributed / att-ributable to
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caution against doing
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stop short of doing
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bask in
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gloat over
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despair of
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be subject to
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become inured to
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in the sense that
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be numbered among
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be distinguished from
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with regard to
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strip away
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prey on
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ferret out
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explain away
