GRE ETS words Flashcards by Jac D

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Patent

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Obvious

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Reconcile

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bring into harmony

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Mitigate

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lesson something bad

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mercurial

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volatile, unpredictable

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wane

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make smaller in size

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Polymatch

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knows a lot

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Precipitous

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sudden; steep

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Superficial

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lacking substance

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Contravene

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break the rules

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Exhort

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strongly encourage

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credible

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believable

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Ebullient

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cheerful

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Haughty

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arrogant

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Superflous

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redundant

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Pellucid

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clear, transparent

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Discrepancy

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lack of compatibility

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Specious

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looks right but wrong

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Fastidiousness

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quality of caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are

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Didacticism

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philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design

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Iconoclasm

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action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs

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Ceded

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give up (power or territory)

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Nettles

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irritate or annoy

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Contemptuous

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contempt or scornful

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Objurgation

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criticism

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Taciturnity

uncommunicative, reserved

volubility

he quality of talking fluently; talkative

pellucidity

clear and transparent

Vexation

something that causes annoyance

laconic

using very few words

fastidious

very attentive to accuracy and detail

Irresolute

uncertain how to act or proceed

munificent

liberal in giving

solicitous

showing interest or concern

Mendacity

tendency to lie

Prevarication

deliberate act of deviating from the truth

Baseness

lacking of moral principle

Avarice

extreme greed

Largesse

generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

Magnanimity

kindness toward an enemy

dubious

doubting / suspect

Mendacity

tendency to lie

Prevarication

deviation from truth

Inured

accustom to something

Austerity

strict, not a lot

Prolixity

talks a lot

Pellucidity

clear

Jettison

abandon or discard

irascible

irregular or inconsistent

Fitfully

hostile

Frivolity

silly

Pellucidity

clear and transparent

Prolixity

wordiness

Punctiliousness

attention to details

Egoism

self interest

Dynamism

vigorous activity

Fecklessness

worthlessness & ineffective

Contemptuous

scornful

Objurgation

criticism

Ceded

give up

Iconoclasm

challenge convention

Didacticism

teaching/ educational

Fastidiousness

agonizing over details