GRE 2600-2700 Flashcards
(96 cards)
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measure somebody [ something against somebody ] something
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by far
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in line with
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be greeted with
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let nature take its course
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recourse to
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to one’s dismay
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make headway in doing
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in turn
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be susceptible to
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now that
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insofar as
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the depths of
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bear out
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give rise to
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in one’s heyday
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subsist on
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be obsessed with
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excise A from B
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on the verge of something
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prone to
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at one’s best
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in defense of
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be up tomiss out on something
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beyond the means of somebody
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make somebody / something out to be something
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make good on one's promise
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frown on
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shirk one's responsibility
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well-to-do
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stoop to something
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of great moment
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ad hoc
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bona fides
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as far as ... is concerned
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virtues and vices
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teem with
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day in and day out
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regardless of
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be obligated to
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have a distaste for something
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come of
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a favorite with somebody
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that said / that being said
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sail through
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shrug off
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in step
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out of step
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to one's credit
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rank-and-file
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amount to
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stand one's ground
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make light of
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keep abreast of
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serve as
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at stake
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shore up
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give credence to
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nothing less than
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stave off
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die hard
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have yet to
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all the more
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give in the way of something
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to be sure
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to be fair
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make sense of something
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keep something at hand
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derive from
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resign to something
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put something to rest
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make demands on
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short notice
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devoid of
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put something at stake
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border on
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at the root of
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in light of
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snap up
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rule out
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a priori
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bona fide
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per capita
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status quo
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vice versa
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ad-lib
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drop out of
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lose out to
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bear the stamp of something
90
fall short of
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pave the way for
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throw spotlight on
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come (or bring) to light
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at the hands of
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ward off
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de facto
