GRE 5 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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bromide
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unoriginal remark
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bellicose
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war like
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fecund
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mentally productive
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approbatory
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showing approval
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magisterial
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domineering
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bereft
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sad due to loss
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enormity
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great evil
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imprudent
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unwise
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browbeat
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boss, bully
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ribald
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comedically vulgar
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asperity
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harshness of manner
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tumult
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chaos, confusion
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cosseted
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overly pampered
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quandary
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uncertainty
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imbroglio
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confusing situation
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circumvent
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get out of duty
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ascendency
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dominant position
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lampoon
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poke fun at
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rapprochement
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reconciliation
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pittance
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small amount
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mendicant
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begger
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impugn
A
call into question
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inanity
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silliness
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inclement
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lacking mercy
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facile
lacking depth
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vacuous
lacking intelligence
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ineffable
can't put into words
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sycophant
flatterer
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tawdry
cheap, showy
30
brook (not water definition)
put up with, tolerate
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phantasmagorical
illusive, deceptive
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maudlin
overly emotional
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kowtow
bow to
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sartorial
relating to clothes
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callow
inexperienced
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lascivious
perverted
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unscrupulous
unethical
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meteoric
very rapid
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transitory
short lasting
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oblique
check
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appreciable
noticeable
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enumerate
determine the number of
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exorbitant
excessive; unreasonably high
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dissipate
squander
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empiricism
action based on principle
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truncate
shorten
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doleful
very sad
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imbibe
absorb ideas
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recapitulation
summary
50
unassailable
immune to attack
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veritable
without a doubt
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inimitable
without equal
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estimable
deserving respect
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improvident
not careful
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artlessness
innocent
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assiduously
with great care
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unequivocal
having a clear meaning
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aphorism
short saying
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creditable
good but not great
60
effervescent
Bubbly (both as a drink and personality)
61
immaterial
irrelevant
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venal
willing to do dishonest things for money
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parsimonious
frugal, miserly
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adage
axiom, saying
65
restive
restless
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Parochial
narrow-minded
67
Antithetical
directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible
68
unassailable
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; inpregnable
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raconteur
gifted storytellers
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admonition
a criticism or warning about behavior
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solipsism
the self is all that can be known to exist
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numinous
having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity; divine
73
hagiography
the writing of the lives of saints
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pundit
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who expresses ideas and opinions about that subject publicly (such as by speaking on television and radio shows)
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despotic
tyrannical
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ineluctable
impossible to avoid or evade; unavoidable
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treacle
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality; overly sweet
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tawdry
gaudy, showy and cheap
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purport
appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess
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indispose
unwilling, adverse, sick, ill
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prognostication
a statement about what is going to happen in the future
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evocative
bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind; remminescent
83
discountenance
1) refuse to approve of (something)
| 2) disturb the composure of
84
prolix
using too many words
85
contumely
harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
86
parse
study by looking at it's parts closely
87
aspersion
attack reputation of someone
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capitulation
surrender to opponent or demand
89
apocryphal
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true; fabricated
90
ironclad
impossible to contradict, weaken or change
91
ostensibly
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually; allegedly
92
bandy
pass on or discuss a rumor in casual or uninformed way
93
posterity
future generations of people
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aphoristic
terse and witty and like a maxim; epigram
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sardonic
mocking/cynical
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patina
impression or appearance of something
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banner
excellent, outstanding
98
unduly
1) Excessively
| 2) inappropriate/unjustifiable
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askance
with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval; dubiously
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foray
attempt to be involved in new activity or sphere
