Gre Group1 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide; to stealoff and hide

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adversity

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hardship or difficulty; opposition

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aggravate

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make worsen or intensify

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arduous

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strenuous;taxing;difficult to accomplish

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belie

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to give a false impression;to contradict,misrepresent

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bombast

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self-important, pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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castigation

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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

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censure

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harsh criticism or disapproval

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coercive

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serving or intended to compel by force or authority

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cacophony

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harsh,jarring,discordant sound; dissonance

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condemn

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to blame or denounce; express strong disapproval of

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conspire

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to secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act; swear together

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covert

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secret or hidden;clandestine

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cower

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To crouch or shrink in fear or shame;cringe

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craven

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contemptibly fainthearted, lacking any courage

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denigrate

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to blacken; to belittle; to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

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denounce

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to publicly condemn or criticize; brand as disgraceful

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derision

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scorn; ridicule; treating with contempt

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diatribe

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harsh denunciation; a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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discomfit

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to defeat; to put down; cause to lose one’s composure

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disingenuous

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insincere; lacking honesty; not straightforward; crafty

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; hide under a false appearance

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exacerbate

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make worse; more severe; to increase in violence

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fraud

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deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage; something intended to deceive

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furtive
marked by quiet,stealth and caution and secrecy;surreptitious
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garrulous
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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harangue
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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impudent
saucy; impertinent; bold and marked by casual disrespect
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inopportune
ill-timed; unsuitable; coming at a bad time; inappropriate
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irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others, ill will, spite or hatred
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martial
associated with war or military life, armed forces
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misanthrope
someone who dislikes people in general
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morose
sad;sullen; melancholy; showing a brooding ill humor
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obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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obstinate
persist stubbornly;hardheaded;uncompromising
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onerous
troubling; burdensome
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opprobrium
disgrace; contempt;scorn
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pedantic
excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules; | narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
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perjury
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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recalcitrant
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority; difficult to manage.
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secrete
to ensconce, conceal or stow; generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
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spurious
lacking authenticity or validity; counterfeit; plausible but false
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tirade
a long, angry speech, usually very critical; a harsh denunciation
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vexation
annoyance or irritation