GRE and SAT3 Flashcards
(156 cards)
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impartial
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free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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discriminate
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marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
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relevant
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having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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candid
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openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
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discernment
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the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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abstract
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existing only in the mind
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temperate
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not extreme
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eccentric
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conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
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boon
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a desirable state
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skeptical
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marked by or given to doubt
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innovate
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bring something new to an environment
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profound
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situated at or extending to great depth
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digress
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wander from a direct or straight course
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tenacious
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stubbornly unyielding
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nostalgia
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longing for something past
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denounce
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speak out against
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pragmatic
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concerned with practical matters
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rigorous
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rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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inevitable
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
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superficial
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of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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aesthetic
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characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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disparage
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express a negative opinion of
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elaborate
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marked by complexity and richness of detail
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ambivalent
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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
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esoteric
understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
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subtle
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
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indifferent
marked by a lack of interest
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futile
producing no result or effect
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resignation
the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
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hapless
deserving or inciting pity
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provincial
associated with an administrative district of a nation
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benevolent
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
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pious
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
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resolute
firm in purpose or belief
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servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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acute
ending in a sharp point
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anarchy
a state of lawlessness and disorder
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virulent
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
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scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy
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discord
lack of agreement or harmony
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repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
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diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful
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augment
enlarge or increase
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complacent
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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guile
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
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squander
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
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incessant
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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laudable
worthy of high praise
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deter
turn away from by persuasion
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infamous
known widely and usually unfavorably
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depravity
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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gravity
the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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extol
praise, glorify, or honor
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euphony
any pleasing and harmonious sounds
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deride
treat or speak of with contempt
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insipid
lacking interest or significance or impact
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austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
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expedite
process fast and efficiently
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heresy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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novel
an extended fictional work in prose
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philanthropy
the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
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tentative
hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
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vacillate
be undecided about something
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fervor
feelings of great warmth and intensity
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preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
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apprehensive
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
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elusive
skillful at evading capture
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efface
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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ameliorate
to make better
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acquiesce
to agree or express agreement
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atrophy
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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dubious
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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flagrant
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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concise
expressing much in few words
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immutable
not subject or susceptible to change or variation
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static
not in physical motion
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credulous
showing a lack of judgment or experience
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blasphemy
profane language
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coalesce
fuse or cause to grow together
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cryptic
having a secret or hidden meaning
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levity
a manner lacking seriousness
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innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
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sycophant
a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
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amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
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extraneous
not belonging to that in which it is contained
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tedious
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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caustic
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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inadvertent
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
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exhaustive
performed comprehensively and completely
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incongruous
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
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belittle
cause to seem less serious
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appease
make peace with
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instigate
provoke or stir up
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sage
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
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predecessor
one who precedes you in time
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jeopardy
a source of danger
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tangible
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
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remorse
a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
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pivotal
being of crucial importance
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scrupulous
characterized by extreme care and great effort
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respite
a pause from doing something
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stoic
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
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meander
move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
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authoritarian
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
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brawn
possessing muscular strength
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exemplify
be characteristic of
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facilitate
make easier
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hypothetical
a conjectural possibility or circumstance
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recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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ambulatory
able to walk about
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diffident
showing modest reserve
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drone
make a monotonous low dull sound
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gullible
naive and easily deceived or tricked
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marred
blemished by injury or rough wear
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nullify
declare invalid
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parsimony
extreme stinginess
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propriety
correct behavior
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rejuvenate
make younger or more youthful
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animated
having life or vigor or spirit
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bias
a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
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blithe
carefree and happy and lighthearted
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dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
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divert
turn aside; turn away from
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enthrall
hold spellbound
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heed
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
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hindrance
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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irascible
quickly aroused to anger
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merger
an occurrence that involves the production of a union
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pretentious
creating an appearance of importance or distinction
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saccharine
overly sweet
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stanza
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
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rancor
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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bereave
to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of):
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conjoin
to join together; unite; combine; associate.
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ligneous
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
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abate
become less in amount or intensity
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chicanery
the use of tricks to deceive someone
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disseminate
cause to become widely known
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gainsay
take exception to
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latent
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
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coagulate
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
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dissolution
separation into component parts
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garrulous
full of trivial conversation
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laud
praise, glorify, or honor
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abeyance
temporary cessation or suspension
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coda
the closing section of a musical composition
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dissonance
disagreeable sounds
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goad
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
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lethargic
deficient in alertness or activity
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abscond
run away
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cogent
powerfully persuasive
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distend
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
