gre flashcards 4 Manhattan

Question 1

snafu

Answer 1

mess, chaotic stage

Question 2

ullage

Answer 2

amount of liquid that is needed to fill the container

Question 3

viand

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article of food

Question 4

vitiate

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impair

Question 5

kindle

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ignite, incite, inflame

Question 6

inculcate

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teach persistently; implant an idea in a person

Question 7

argot / cant

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jargon but used by the underworld dons

Question 8

watershed / watershed moment

Answer 8

is the point of a very important decision or shift

Question 9

sycophant syn?

Answer 9

lackey, toady, myrmidon - obsequious

Question 10

truckle

Answer 10

to act subserviently

Question 11

obviate

Answer 11

prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

Question 12

occult

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The supernatural (noun); pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.;
mysterious, secret or hidden (adj); to hide, to shut off from view (verb)

Question 13

offhandedly

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casual; informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude
in a short way, brusque

Question 14

Ad-lib

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to improvise; something improvised

Question 15

officious

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Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding
where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy;

mn - self-important; interrupting

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outstripped

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Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

Question 17

patent

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obvious

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patronizing

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treat as an inferior (-ve hai)

Question 19

patronize

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support related (+ve hai)

Question 20

predisposed

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Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible

Question 21

presumptuous

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Too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper; overly forward

Question 22

presumptive

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based on inference or assumption; providing reasonable grounds for belief

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probity

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honesty; integrity

Question 24

proscribe

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prohibit

Question 25

quibbling

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Make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

Question 26

repudiate

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reject; cast off, deny that something has authority

Question 27

requite

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reciprocate, repay or revenge

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restive

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Impatient or uneasy under the control of another; resisting being controlled

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reticent

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laconic

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rife

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happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

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sacrosanct

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inviolable

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salubrious

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healthful

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scathing

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bitterly harsh

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sedulous

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persevering

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sentient

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conscious

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skirt

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border, lie along the edge of, go around; evade

Question 37

slew

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a large number or quantity

Question 38

spartan

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Very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere;

Question 39

stingy

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spend or give

Question 40

supplicate

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pray humbly, ask, beg, or seek in a humble way

Question 41

surmise

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guess, infer, think or make an opinion with incomplete information