GRE Level Words Flashcards
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Anomaly
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Deviation from the common rule
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Homeostasis
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A relatively stable state of equilibrium
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Homogeneous
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ADJECTIVE
- Of the same kind; alike.
- Consisting of parts all of the same kind.
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Homonym
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One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning
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Homosexual
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of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire toward a member of one’s own sex
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Diagram
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A figure made by drawing lines; an illustration
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Epigram
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A short poem; a pointed statement
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Grammar
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A system of language and its rules
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Graph
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A diagram used to convey mathematical information
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Graphite
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Mineral used for writing, as the “lead” in pencils
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Photograph
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A picture originally made by exposing chemically treated film to light
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Euphony
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The quality of sounding good
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Megaphone
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A device for magnifying the sound of one’s own voice
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Phonetics
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The study of sounds used in speech
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Polyphony
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The use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions
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Telephone
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A device for transmitting sound at a distance.
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Sojourn
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Noun: A temporary stay
Verb: Stay somewhere temporarily
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Retire
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Verb: Leave one’s job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment.
Noun: Withdraw to or from a particular place.
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Persevere
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Verb:
Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.
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Congruent
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Adjective:
In agreement or harmony.
[Geometry] (of figures):
Identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.
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Superimposed
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Adjective:
Placed or laid over something else, typically so that both things are still evident.
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Confiscate
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Verb:
Take or seize (someone’s property) with authority
Take (a possession, especially land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury.
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Economize
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Verb:
Spend less; reduce one’s expenses
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Consummate
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Verb:
Make complete by having sexual intercourse.
Adjective:
Showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect.
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Whim
Noun:
A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
Archaic:
A windlass for raising ore or water from a mine.
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Dogma
A principle or a set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
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Hypothesis
Noun:
A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Philosophy:
A proposition made as a basis for reasoning without any assumption of its truth.
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Fancy
Adjective:
Elaborate in structure or decoration.
Archaic:
(Of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life.
Verb:
To feel a desire or liking for.
British:
Regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner.
Noun:
1. A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient.
2. The faculty of imagination.
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Tenet
Noun:
| A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
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Polity
Noun:
1. A form or process of civil government or constitution
2. An organized society; a state as a political entity.
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Spurious
Adjective:
1. Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
2. (Of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
Archaic:
(Of offspring) illegitimate.
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Terse
Adjective:
| Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
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Fallacious
Adjective:
| Based on the mistaken belief.
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Succinct
Adjective:
(Especially of something written or spoken):
Briefly and clearly expressed.
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Bellicose
Adjective:
| Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
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Blithe
Adjective:
Showing casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
Literary:
Happy or joyous.
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Extol
Verb:
| Praise enthusiastically.
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Deprecate
Verb:
| Express disapproval of.
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Renounce
Verb:
1. Formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, a right, a possession)
2. Reject and stop using and consuming
Law:
Refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or a trustee.
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Spurn
Verb:
| Reject with disdain or contempt
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Discountenance
Verb:
1. Refuse to approve of (something)
2. Disturb the composure of
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Eulogize
Verb:
| Praise highly in speech or writing
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Inimical
Adjective:
1. Tending to obstruct or harm.
2. Unfriendly; hostile.
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Ingratiate
Verb:
| Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
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Heidegger
German Philosopher + a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition of Philosophy. Best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, + existentialism.
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Luminary
Noun
1. A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
ARCHAIC
A natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.
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Ontology
Noun
1. The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
2. A set of concepts and categories in a subject area of domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.
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Seminal
Adjective:
1. Strongly influencing later developments.
2. Relating to or denoting semen.
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Contention
Noun
1. Heated disagreement.
2. An assertion, especially one maintained in an argument.
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Instigate
VERB
1. Bring out or initiate (an action or event)
2. Incite someone to do something. Especially something bad.
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Afford
VERB
1. Have enough money to pay for
2. Provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)
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Arrogate
VERB
| Take or claim (something) without justification.
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Petulant
ADJECTIVE
| (Of a person or their manner) Childishly, sulky, or bad-tempered.
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Tempestuous
ADJECTIVE
1. Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
2. Very stormy.
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Placid
ADJECTIVE
1. (Of a person/animal) Not easily upset or excited.
2. (Especially of a person or a stretch of water) Calm + peaceful, with little movement or activity.
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Instigate
VERB
1. Bring out or initiate (an action or event)
2. Incite someone to do something. Especially something bad.
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Afford
VERB
1. Have enough money to pay for
2. Provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)
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Arrogate
VERB
| Take or claim (something) without justification.
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Petulant
ADJECTIVE
| (Of a person or their manner) Childishly, sulky, or bad-tempered.
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Tempestuous
ADJECTIVE
1. Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
2. Very stormy.
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Placid
ADJECTIVE
1. (Of a person/animal) Not easily upset or excited.
2. (Especially of a person or a stretch of water) Calm + peaceful, with little movement or activity.
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Instigate
VERB
1. Bring out or initiate (an action or event)
2. Incite someone to do something. Especially something bad.
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Afford
VERB
1. Have enough money to pay for
2. Provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)
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Arrogate
VERB
| Take or claim (something) without justification.
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Petulant
ADJECTIVE
| (Of a person or their manner) Childishly, sulky, or bad-tempered.
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Tempestuous
ADJECTIVE
1. Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
2. Very stormy.
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Placid
ADJECTIVE
1. (Of a person/animal) Not easily upset or excited.
2. (Especially of a person or a stretch of water) Calm + peaceful, with little movement or activity.
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Mercurial
ADJECTIVE
1. (Of a person)
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
2. Of containing the element mercury
NOUN
A drug or other compound containing mercury
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Pliable
ADJECTIVE
1. Easily bent; flexible
2. Easily influenced.
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Intrinsic
ADJECTIVE
1. Belonging naturally; essential.
2. (Of a muscle) Contained wholly within the organ on which it acts.
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Ephemeral
ADJECTIVE
| Lasting for a very short time.
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Frenetic
ADJECTIVE
| Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
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Eschew
VERB
| Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
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Inter
VERB
| Place (a corpse) in a grace or a tomb, typically with funeral rites.
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Imbue
VERB
| Inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)
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Straight-ahead road signs
“Straight-ahead” road signs are used to make one part of the sentence support or elaborate upon another part.
1. And
2. Since
3. Also
4. Thus
5. Because
6. ; (semicolon)
7. Likewise
8. Moreover
9. Similarly
10. In addition
Consequently
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Detour Road Signs
“Detour” road signs change the direction of the sentence. They make one part of the sentence contradict or qualify another part.
1. But
2. Despite
3. Yet
4. However
5. Unless
6. Rather
7. Although
8. While
9. On the other hand
10. Unfortunately
11. Nonetheless
12. Conversely
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Exorbitant
ADJECTIVE
(Of a price or amount charged)
Unreasonably high
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Fathom
NOUN
A unit of length equal to 6 ft (1.8m). Chiefly used to reference the depth of water.
VERB
1. Understand ( a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
2. Measure the depth of water.
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Interpolate
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VERB
Insert (something of a different nature) into something else.
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Flounder
VERB
1. Struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud.
2. Struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion
3. Be in serious difficulty.
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Apogee
NOUN
1. The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.
2. (Astronomy)
The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is the furthest from the earth.
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Impasse
NOUN
| A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of a disagreement; a deadlock.
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Capitulate
VERB
| Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
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Regress
VERB
1. Return to a former or less developed state.
Return mentally to a former stage of life or a supposed previous life, especially through synopsis or mental illness.
2. Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression (of a variable) against or on another variable.
3. Move in a retrograde direction.
NOUN
4. The action of returning to a former or less developed state.
5. A series of statements in which a logical procedure is continually reapplied to its own result without approaching a useful conclusion (e.g. defining something in terms of itself.)
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Acrimony
NOUN
| Bitterness or ill feelings.
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Cacophony
NOUN
| A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
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Sinecure
NOUN
| A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
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Impugn
VERB
| Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty (of a statement or motive); call into question.
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Sacrosanct
ADJECTIVE
(Especially of a principle place or routine)
Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
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Injudicious
ADJECTIVE
| Showing very poor judgment; unwise.
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Adversary
NOUN
One’s opponent in contest, conflict, or dispute.
ADJECTIVE
Another term for adversarial.
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Occupants
NOUN
1. A person who resides or is present in a house, vehicle, seat, etc. at a given time.
2. The holder of a position or office.
3. A person holding property, especially land, in actual possession.
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Discretion
NOUN
1. The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private info.
2. The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation.
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Parsimonious
ADJECTIVE
| Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
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Truculent
ADJECTIVE
| Eager or quick to fight; aggressively defiant.
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Impede
VERB
| Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
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Replicate
VERB
1. (Replicate itself)
(Of a genetic matter or a living organism)
Reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself.
2. Repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result.
ADJECTIVE
1. Of the nature of a copy
2. Of the nature of repetition of a scientific experiment or trial.
NOUN
1. A close or exact copy; a replica
Repetition of an experimental test or procedure.
2. A music tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone.
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Circumvent
VERB
1. Find a way around (an obstacle)
2. Overcome (a problem or difficulty) typically in a clever or surreptitious way.
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Paltry
ADJECTIVE
1. (Of an amount) small or meager
2. Petty, trivial
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Abhorrent
ADJECTIVE
| Inspiring disgust and loathing. Repugnant
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Elusive
ADJECTIVE
1. Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
2. Difficult to remember or recall.
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Desultory
ADJECTIVE
1. Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
2. (Of a conversation or speech)
Going constantly from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused.
3. Occurring randomly or occasionally.
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Circumnavigate
VERB
1. Sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world)
2. Go around or avoid (an obstacle)
3. Avoid dealing with something difficult or unpleasant
