GRE Pt 3 Flashcards

Question

Demur

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Verb Definition: to express doubts or objections Synonyms: dissent, expostulate, protest, remonstrate Sentence: The girl demured to the group about the project, as the data was incorrect

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Adjective Definition: causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing Synonyms: dire dolorous, grave, mournful Sentence: The woman cried through the grievous events of the funeral

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Adjective Definition: lasting a short time Synonyms: evanescent, fleeting, momentary, transient Sentence: The pain from the shot was ephemeral

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Verb Definition: to add ornamental or fictitious details Synonyms: adorn, bedeck, elaborate, embroider, enhance, exaggerate Sentence: The girl embellished the back of her jacket with diamonds

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Adjective Definition: fake Synonyms: artificial, dummy, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute Sentence: The fashion expert could spot an ersatz handbag from a mile away

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Noun Definition: a funeral hymn or mournful speech Synonyms: elegy, lament Sentence: The man wrote a dirge to speak at his best friend's funeral

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Adjective Definition: selecting from or made up from a variety of sources Synonyms: broad, catholic Sentence: The Broken Elbo is an eclectic bar

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Noun Definition: a puzzle; a mystery Synonyms: conundrum, perplexity Sentence: The character had to solve the enigma before moving on to the next trial

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Adjective Definition: gaudy; falsely attractive Synonyms: flashy, insincere, loud, specious, tawdry Sentence: The modern architecture was meretricious to me

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Adjective Definition: dishonest Synonyms: deceitful, false, lying, untruthful Sentence: The mendacious student claimed he was sick when really he had skipped class

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Noun Definition: belligerent support of one's country Synonyms: chauvinism, nationalism Sentence: The people who stormed the Capital were jingoists

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Verb Definition: to bury Synonyms: entomb, inhume Sentence: The school interred the time capsule where it would sit for the next 50 years

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Adjective Definition: sorrowful; mournful; dismal Synonyms: funereal, gloomy, melancholy, somber, woeful Sentence: Most funeral services are lugubrious

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Adjective Definition: not devout in religion Synonyms: immoral, irreverent, profane Sentence: Many young people are impious and are not devout to their religion

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Noun Definition: no variation; tediously the same Synonyms: drone; tedium Sentence: The meeting was a monotony and people got bored quickly

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Noun Definition: strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules Synonyms: dictator, stickler, tyrant Sentence: Hermione was a martinet in the first Harry Potter movie

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Verb Definition: to shed hair, or an outer layer periodically Synonyms: cast, defoliate, desquamate Sentence: The snake molted its skin

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Noun Definition: trickery Synonyms: chicanery, conjuring Sentence: The girl used legerdemain to get past the club bouncer

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Noun Definition: a free thinker (usually used disparagingly); one without moral restraint Synonyms: hedonist Sentence: The libertine gambled away his families money and did not care

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Noun Definition: one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions Synonyms: maverick, nonconformist, rebel, revolutionary Sentence: The young woman was an iconoclast in her traditional family, she did not believe in tradition

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Adjective Definition: easily flexed; limber; agile Synonyms: graceful, lithe, supple Sentence: The contortionist was lissome and could easily bend her body

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Adjective Definition: unfortunate; having bad luck Synonyms: ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, unlucky Sentence: The hapless man had less luck than those around him

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Noun Definition: a written note or letter Synonyms: message Sentence: The boy wrote a missive to his lover

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Adjective Definition: fearless; resolutely courageous Synonyms: brave Sentence: The intrepid man was the first to fight the monster

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Verb Definition: to set fire to or ignite; to excite or inspire Synonyms: arouse, awaken, light, spark Sentence: The man did his best to kindle the fire with damp wood

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Adjective Definition: extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking Synonyms: finicky, fussy, picky, precise, punctilious, scrupulous Sentence: The perfectionist was meticulous in everything she did

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Adjective Definition: potentially available, but not readily apparent Synonyms: concealed, dormant, inert, potential, quiescent Sentence: Her humor was latent, as she was a shy and reserved person

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Noun Definition: a person devoted to pleasure and luxury Synonyms: hedonist, sensualist Sentence: The CEO was a sybarite and regularly went on expensive vacations

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Adjective Definition: worthy of respect or reverence due to age, wisdom, dignity, or position Synonyms: distinguished, elderly, esteemed, respectable Sentence: Dumbledore was a venerable wizard, due to his age and experience

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Noun Definition: behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state Synonyms: conspiracy, insurrection Sentence: Trump was arrested for sedition/for inciting violence

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Adjective Definition: rude and bad-tempered Synonyms: gruff, grumpy, testy Sentence: Some customers in retail are surly

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Verb Definition: to replace (another) by force; to take the place of Synonyms: displace, supersede Sentence: Trump tried to supplant Joe Biden as president by altering the election results

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Adjective Definition: green with vegetation; inexperienced Synonyms: grassy, leafy, naive, wooded, unsophisticated Sentence: The English countryside is verdant due to the large amounts of rain

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Verb Definition: to fluctuate between choices Synonyms: dither, falter, fluctuate, oscillate, vacillate Sentence: She wavered on her decision of which job offer to accept

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Adjective Definition: ruddy; cheerfully optimistic Synonyms: confident, hopeful, positive, rosy, rubicund Sentence: The sanguine girl always tried to look on the bright side of things

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Adjective Definition: extremely loud Synonyms: clamorous, noisy Sentence: No one could hear the teacher over the noise of the stentorian students

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Adjective Definition: cynical; scornfully mocking Synonyms: acerbic, caustic, sarcastic, satirical, snide Sentence: The girl was annoyed by the sardonic comments made by her brother

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Adjective Definition: related to spring; fresh Synonyms: springlike, youthful Sentence: My seasonal depression seems to fade when the weather becomes vernal

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Adjective Definition: wordy Synonyms: long-winded, loquacious, prolix, superfluous Sentence: Some people use a lot of verbs and are verbose

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Noun Definition: trick designed to deceive an enemy Synonyms: artifice, feint, maneuver, ruse, wile Sentence: The Trojan Horse is an old stratagem used to trick people

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Adjective Definition: healthful Synonyms: bracing, curative, medicinal, therapeutic, tonic Sentence: Yoga has a salubrious effect on both my mental and physical health

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Noun Definition: a trace; a remnant Synonyms: relic, remains, sign Sentence: The detective searched for a vestige of the criminal's DNA

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Noun Definition: vitality and energy Synonyms: force, power Sentence: The coffee helped the lady worked with a vim

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Adjective Definition: temporary; lasting a brief time Synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary Sentence: The pain from the flu shot was transitory

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Noun Definition: a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death Synonyms: apparition, bogeyman, phantasm, shade, spirit Sentence: There was a wraith in the basement of the shop

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Noun Definition: passion; excitement Synonyms: ardency, fervor, fire, passion Sentence: The man loved knitting and finished his sweater with zeal

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Adjective Definition: undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless Synonyms: capricious, lewd, licentious Sentence: The teenager committed a wanton act and stole the wontons from the restaurant

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Verb Definition: to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) Synonyms: avoid, elude, escape, evade, shun, shy Sentence: The girl would eschew the rude girls so they would not be rude to her

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Adjective Definition: belonging to a particular area; inherent Synonyms: indigenous, local, native Sentence: We first thought that COVID was an endemic, as it was localized in China

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Noun Definition: the beliefs or character of a group Synonyms: culture, ethic, philosophy Sentence: The ethos of the cult was to follow their leader

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Verb Definition: to dry out thoroughly Synonyms: dehydrate, dry, parch Sentence: After leaving the fruit in the dehydrator, they were desiccated

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Noun Definition: tending to be thrifty or cheap Synonyms: economy, parsimony, prudence, sparingness Sentence: My parents' frugality has caused me to be careful with my spending

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Adjective Definition: known to understood only by a few Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, obscure Sentence: The details of string theory is esoteric

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Noun Definition: a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values Synonyms: boor, bourgeois, capitalist, materialist, vulgarian Sentence: Rafe was philistine; he did not care about the history of the gold cross, just the value

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Adjective Definition: relating to a palace; magnificent Synonyms: grand, stately Sentence: After living in a small apartment, the girl thought the house looked palatial

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Verb Definition: to penetrate Synonyms: imbue, infuse, pervade, suffuse Sentence: Heavy duty cleaners help to permeate stains

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Noun Definition: coin collecting Synonyms: N/A Sentence: The little boy was a fan of numismatics and had a variety of coins

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Adjective Definition: starting to develop; coming into existence Synonyms: embryonic, emerging, inchoate, incipient Sentence: The girl's idea was nascent and she needed to develop it more

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Adjective Definition: lacking color or liveliness Synonyms: ashen, blanched, ghostly, pale, wan Sentence: Tanu's room often looks pallid as she does not decorate

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Adjective Definition: corrupt; degenerate Synonyms: dissolute, extravagant, improvident, prodigal, wasteful Sentence: Many politicians are profligate, which caused things like Watergate

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Adjective Definition: having foresight Synonyms: augural, divinatory, mantic, oracular, premonitory Sentence: Her decision to leave her job seemed prescient, as the company soon went bankrupt

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Verb Definition: to manage economically; to use sparingly Synonyms: conserve, ration Sentence: The space crew were forced to husband their food after getting stuck in space

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Verb Definition: to give praise; to glorify Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, extol, hail, praise Sentence: Dumbledore extoled the gryfindor house after the students helped to save the school

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Adjective Definition: wandering from place to place; unsettled Synonyms: nomadic, vagrant Sentence: June's sister thinks of her as itinerant, as she is moving around a lot in life

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Noun Definition: whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind Synonyms: eddy, turbulence Sentence: The town had suffered from the maelstrom of the storm

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Adjective Definition: poor; having no money Synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless Sentence: After the natural disaster, many families became impecunious

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Adjective Definition: habitually lazy or idle Synonyms: faineant, languid, lethargic, slothful, sluggish Sentence: The indolent employee was fired from many jobs

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Noun Definition: an inappropriate lack of seriousness; an overly casual atmosphere Synonyms: amusement, humor Sentence: The joke gave a sense of levity to the important meeting

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Adjective Definition: lacking energy and enthusiasm Synonyms: faineant, indolent, languid, lethargic, sluggish Sentence: I often feel listless when stressed out

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Adjective Definition: extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery Synonyms: austere, contemplative, disciplined, regimented, self-abnegating Sentence: The monk lived in his monastic home

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Adjective Definition: inflexible; unyielding Synonyms: adamant, obdurate, relentless Sentence: Hurricane Katrina was an inexorable force

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Adjective Definition: unable to be calmed down or made peaceful Synonyms: inexorable, irreconcilable, relentless, remorseless, unforgiving, unrelenting Sentence: The screaming baby was implacable without her binky

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Noun Definition: fame, glory, or honor Synonyms: acclaim, accolade, encomium, homage, praise Sentence: The singer was given kudos for her amazing performance

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Noun Definition: a state of diminished energy Synonyms: debilitation, enervation, fatigue, languor, listlessness, tiredness, weariness Sentence: When people have COVID, they sometimes suffer from lassitude

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Adjective Definition: having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive Synonyms: acute, canny, quick Sentence: The detective had a keen sense of criminals and was able to find the criminal

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Verb Definition: to operate against; work against Synonyms: affect, change, influence Sentence: Dumbledore's army militated against Voldemort

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Adjective Definition: tearful Synonyms: teary, weeping Sentence: Some psychiatric patients become lachrymose when being interviewed

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Adjective Definition: very old; whitish or gray from age Synonyms: ancient, antediluvian, antique, venerable, vintage Sentence: Dumbledore was clearly a hoary man

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Noun Definition: relaxation; leisure Synonyms: calmness, tranquility Sentence: I find repose in reading books

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Noun Definition: a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial Synonyms: breath, draft Sentence: The zephyr from the ocean made the beach cooler

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Adjective Definition: sickly pale Synonyms: ashen, sickly Sentence: The sick man appeared wan to those around him

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Noun Definition: a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation Synonyms: inertia, standstill Sentence: The unused closet was in a state of stasis for many years

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Adjective Definition: abundantly supplied; complete Synonyms: abounding, full Sentence: The bakery was always replete with a variety of goods

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Noun Definition: a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man Synonyms: bootlicker, fawner, lickspittle, toady Sentence: The boss only employed sycophants as he did not like criticism

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Adjective Definition: silent; not talkative Synonyms: laconic, reticent Sentence: Elizabeth Bennet would describe Mr. Darcy as taciturn

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Noun Definition: claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey Synonyms: claw, nail Sentence: The eagle used its talons to capture its prey

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Adjective Definition: charming; happily engaging Synonyms: attractive, delightful Sentence: The woman gave the bouncer a winsome style and he let her in

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Noun Definition: a long, harsh speech or verbal attack Synonyms: diatribe, fulmination, harangue, obloquy, revilement, vilification Sentence: The boss went on a tirade against his employee for stealing

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Adjective Definition: thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid Synonyms: gelatinous, glutinous, thick Sentence: Honey is more viscous than water

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Verb Definition: to tarnish; to taint Synonyms: besmirch, defile Sentence: When the congressman was caught laundering money, his reputation was sullied

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Noun Definition: the point of culmination; peak Synonyms: acme, pinnacle Sentence: The model considered her appearance on the cover of vogue to be the zenith of her career

GRE Pt 3 Flashcards

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