GRE Vocab 4 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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Allay
A
reduce intensity
2
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Whet
A
sharpen; intensify
3
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Assiduous
A
hardworking
4
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Nebulous
A
vague
5
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Odious
A
distasteful
6
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Craven
A
lack courage/boldness
7
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temperate
A
mild
8
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querulous
A
habitual
9
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vitriol
A
bitterness
10
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surreptitious
A
sneakily; without being seen
11
Q
economic/neatly
A
efficiently
12
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Morose
A
gloomy; sullen
13
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Burgeon
A
to grow/expand; to produce; develop quickly
14
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Mollify
A
make less rigid; soothe
15
Q
Pith
A
vital; essence
16
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Gainsay
A
oppose; prove false
17
Q
Occult
A
mysterious
18
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Malediction
A
curse
19
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Zenith
A
highest point
20
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Slake
A
reduce intensity
21
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Artifice
A
crafty; cunning
22
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Veneration
A
deep respect
23
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Dessicate
A
to completely dry out
24
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Ebullience
A
liveliness or exuberance
25
Tortuous
complex; tricky
26
Din
loud; noisy
27
Vacillate
to hesitate or waiver in forming an opinion or making a decision
28
Distend
expand from internal pressure
29
Discrete
separate; distinct; individual parts
30
Sanction
penalize
31
Veracity
truthfullness
32
Propitate
gain or regain favor
33
Diatribe
denunciation; bitter abusive criticism
34
Inchoate
incomplete; improperly formed
35
Indolent
lazy
36
Foment
incite
37
Tractability
malleability; ability to learn
38
Nadir
lowest point
39
Disabuse
free someone from a misconception or deception
40
Soporific
drowsiness
41
Giddy
causing dizziness
42
Approbation
commendation; praise
43
Lassitude
weariness
44
Fracas
loud brawl/quarrel
45
Extraneous
no vital; coming form outside; irrelevnat
46
Perfidy
disloyalty; treachery
47
Hackneyed
banal; unoriginal; commonplace
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Beleaguered
troubled
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Exculpate
free from guilt
50
Garrulous
talkative
