GRE Misc Flashcards

Question

myrmidon (n) MUR-mi-don or MUR-mi-d'n

Answer 1

A person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands

Answer 2

Withered, shriveled

Answer 3

To wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion, gad; to go about with members of the opposite sex

Answer 4

A clever trick or stratagem, a cunning, crafty device or expedient, wile; trickery, guile, craftiness; cunning, ingenuity, inventiveness; a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient

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Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, or who uses his or her learning to show off

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A wasting by misuse; mental distraction; amusement, diversion; dissolute way of living, especially excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance

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Utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated, thoroughly dissolute; recklessly prodigal or extravagant (adj); a person of such character

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Forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp

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Perilous, dangerous (adj); to a large extent, greatly (adv)

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to cause (a circular object) to roll along, roll; to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; to cause to rotate, twirl, spin; to roll along; to move or run on a wheel or wheels or in a wheeled vehicle; to move or walk with a rolling gait

Answer 11

Coolness of mind, calmness, composure

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To place side by side, as two things, place next to, juxtapose; to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another

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A hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow

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Depravity, bseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts

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A model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence; someone of exceptional merit; an unusually large, round pearl

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Marked by or attended with ignominy (disgrace, dishonor, public contempt), discreditable; bearing or deserving ignominy; contemptible

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A person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist

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Shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times; heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous

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Immature or inexperienced; (of a young bird) featherless, unfledged (adj); a recently hatched worker ant (n)

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Friendship, peaceful harmony; mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord

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A period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence; an uninhibited spree or party; orgy

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Readily assuming different forms or characters, extremely variable; changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba; (of an actor or actress) versatile, able to play many kinds of roles

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Rural, rustic, or pastoral, especially suggesting simple, innocent contentment

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Of or pertaining to a parish or parishes; of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide; very limited or narrow in scope or outlook, provincial

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The remote or less developed parts of a country, back country; the land lying behind a coastal region; an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast; an inland area supplying goods, especially trade goods, to a port

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Sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere; brave, undaunted

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Dexterous, nimble, skillful, clever

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In partnership; in league, in conspiracy

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Unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives

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A violent denunciation or censure; violent explosion

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A damaging or derogatory remark or criticism, slander; the act of slandering, vilification, defamation, calumniation, derogation; the act of sprinkling, as in baptism

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To search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics

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Highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation

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Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

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Lacking in wholesome vigor, degenerate, decadent; exhausted of vigor or energy, worn out; unable to produce, sterile

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Moderately warm, lukewarm; characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm

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Sluggish in temperament, gloomy, taciturn; suffering from lead poisoning, as a person; due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders

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Contemptible, mean

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A lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods; a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices; con man

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A fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill; a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan

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To waste time, loiter, delay; to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way; to play mockingly; trifle

Answer 42

A nickname

Answer 43

A name, title, or designation

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To renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity, recant

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To utter mocking or scoffing words, jeer; to taunt, deride (verb); a taunting or sarcastic remark (n)

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Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; unreal, illusory

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fidelity, faithfulness

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A person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor, wit

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To idle away time; to lounge or saunter lazily and idly

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Extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like

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To bewilder, confound, confuse

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Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive

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Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium

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To relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate, alleviate; to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate

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A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged, depression; sober thoughtfulness, pensiveness

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Gloomy, sullen