GRE VOCAB Flashcards

Question

Esoteric

Answer 1

mysterious

Answer 2

harsh mixture of sounds

Answer 3

done quickly without thought or care

Answer 4

behavior/way of thought exclusive to individual

Answer 5

in existence; surviving

Answer 6

unclear/difficult to understand; uncertain

Answer 7

educational; intended to teach

Answer 8

brief to the point

Answer 9

abundant in quantity

Answer 10

show off type, excessive showiness;

Answer 11

act like they are very important/knowledgeable

Answer 12

to make poorer quality by adding another substance; generally for profit

Answer 13

loud (used to describe protesters)

Answer 14

reserve; saying little

Answer 15

stubbornly refusing to change opinion

Answer 16

Excessively talkative

Answer 17

person who hates others

Answer 18

give a lot of attention; treat as celebrity

Answer 19

about to happen

Answer 20

SILLY; TRIVIAL

Answer 21

SIGNIFICANT

Answer 22

gentle; kindly

Answer 23

disagreement; lack of harmony

Answer 24

accuse or blame

Answer 25

compliant/submissive

Answer 26

scattered; irregular

Answer 27

deceive; deviate from the truth

Answer 28

deception; trickery

Answer 29

deny or contradict a fact/statement

Answer 30

praise generally through speech or writing

Answer 31

hostile and aggressive

Answer 32

unfeeling; not influenced by strong emotion

Answer 33

lucky; occurring at a favorable time; oppurtune

Answer 34

hesitancy; lack of confidence

Answer 35

irritable and quarrelsome

Answer 36

HURTFUL, injurious

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essentially different in every way;

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seems reasonable or probable

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optimistic or positive

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regard with great respect

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overused; lacking originality

Answer 42

brief/clearly to the point

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clever, original

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very careful and pecise

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well-educate; scholarly

Answer 46

support or strengthen

Answer 47

error in time placement

Answer 48

of little value or importance

Answer 49

person supporting an idea

Answer 50

obvious; easily seen

Answer 51

harmless and inoffensive

Answer 52

reckless and daring

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confused; disorderly

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RESERVED silent; not speak freely (reluctant)

Answer 55

intensely enthusiastic

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weaken; wear out

Answer 57

wastefully extravagant

Answer 58

induce drowsiness or sleep

Answer 59

cause; produce

Answer 60

avoid giving clear direct answer to a question

Answer 61

tending to obstruct or harm

Answer 62

extra; unnecessary

Answer 63

very careful and attentive

Answer 64

disobedient; uncontrollable

Answer 65

momentary; short lived; evanscent

Answer 66

lacking courage; fearful

Answer 67

indecisive

Answer 68

mixed, conflicting feelings

Answer 69

difficult to interpret; mysterious; a puzzle

Answer 70

intense excitement/happiness

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person who overemphasizes shows off learning

Answer 72

very great or intense; thoughtful

Answer 73

undeveloped; beginning

Answer 74

lazy, sluggish

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make fun of; insult

Answer 76

deviation from the norm

Answer 77

lack of interest or emotion

Answer 78

to lessen/lighten

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worthy of praise

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to lessen/alleviate

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known to select few; arcane

Answer 82

Impractical; unrealstic

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Sharp,sarcastic

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Looking into future

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Quick and skillful in action

Answer 86

Flatter or charm (deceptively)

Answer 87

Ignores complexities Of issue; superficial

Answer 88

Accompanying; associated

Answer 89

Cheerful optomistic

Answer 90

Minor faults and sins

Answer 91

Severe critisism

Answer 92

Stronger supporter of a cause, or party

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Trick and decieve

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Difficult to understand; mysterious

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Something to do with praise

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Unspokenly implied

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Surprising OR confusing variable

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Shock or excite

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Generally thought to be; conjectural

Answer 100

favoritism

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Attacks beliefs of institution

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Can be bought or bribed

Answer 103

Rejects; declines

Answer 104

widespreading throughout

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meticulous; very careful

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showing inventiveness and skill

Answer 107

troubling/annoying someone

Answer 108

present everywhere at once

Answer 109

joyfully unrestrained

Answer 110

concern or interest in

Answer 111

generous; lavish

Answer 112

tendency to lie; untruthful

Answer 113

not easily excited or upset

Answer 114

able to transfer to another owner

Answer 115

a barrier;

Answer 116

aggressive manner

Answer 117

rising again

Answer 118

come back to life after period of inactivity

Answer 119

hostile; unfriendly

Answer 120

standing out; clearly visible

Answer 121

acting without moral principles

Answer 122

static nature of conflict

Answer 123

deceitful/concealed

Answer 124

To SUBLTY something suggest something

Answer 125

Being disrespectful

Answer 126

False statement to harm sometimes reputation

Answer 127

Beating around the bush

Answer 128

Long pompous speech

Answer 129

Express strong disapproval

Answer 130

Confusing or ambiguous

Answer 131

Social with others

Answer 132

To make less severe (a statement)

Answer 133

unbiased and neutral

Answer 134

Harsh reprimand scolding

Answer 135

Extremely frugal

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Bitterness and Ill will

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Deviation from | The norm

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Complicated or difficult

Answer 139

Narrow minded

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Easily persuaded

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Open to more tHan one interpretation

Answer 142

Relevant or appropriate

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Repeated too often ;overused

Answer 144

Acknowledge

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Keep from happening

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Stay clear of

Answer 147

Reach the highest point

Answer 148

Excessive supply

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Improperly bold

Answer 150

A strong liking

Answer 151

Habitually complaining

Answer 152

Standing above others in quality

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Cleverly finding way out of duties

Answer 154

Spread negative info out

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Make clearler to understand

Answer 156

Not able to be changed

Answer 157

Contain or include

Answer 158

Composed from varity of styles

Answer 159

To make someone less angry

Answer 160

Distinctive showy elegance

Answer 161

Having only one meaning/interpreting on

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Describe in detail

Answer 163

Found in ordinary course of events

Answer 164

Place side by side for contrast

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Absurd presentation of somethin

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Lacking compatibility and harmony

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By showing hopelessness

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Pull off plan

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Take place of

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Unwilling to change ones beliefs

Answer 171

Charge falsely with malicious intent

Answer 172

Easily annoyed

Answer 173

Interpret in particular way

Answer 174

To adopt an idea

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Incapable of making less angry

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Prouncouned not guilty

Answer 177

Not straightforward

Answer 178

Grow and flourish

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Praise or glorify

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Characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable

Answer 181

Seeming not to care

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Serving to warn

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Requiring or demanding accuracy

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Give extra weight to, important

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Dishonorable

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Describing something not believable

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Lacking imagination

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Dominance over an area

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Large amount

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Tries to pelase someone for personal advantage kiss ass

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Intellectually productive

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Moderate in effect

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Based on random

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Emotionally touching

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Rude arrogant

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Extremely hungry

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Extremely harmful

Answer 198

Give authority and permission to

Answer 199

Profound respect

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Expressing disapproval

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Reduce length of something

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Demanding strict attention to rules

Answer 203

Quiet and cautious

Answer 204

Pathetically cowardly

Answer 205

Look of approval and disapproval

Answer 206

Wasting time

Answer 207

A subtle difference or meaning in attitude

Answer 208

Strong verbal written attack

Answer 209

Repetive and boring

Answer 210

Someone who shows independence in thought

Answer 211

Canny - sharp | Uncanny - strange

Answer 212

opposite of professionals

Answer 213

skilled craft ppl

Answer 214

skill of making good judgements

Answer 215

great importance

Answer 216

being of one mind

Answer 217

come together

Answer 218

surprisingly bad

Answer 219

highly publicized

Answer 220

discovering something for themselves

Answer 221

sense of fear

Answer 222

persuasive way of speaking

Answer 223

Paragraph 1: Restate the prompt, and state position of either agree disagree. -Provide foreground of what will be discussed Paragraph 2: Examples of your position & why Paragraph 3: Another example of your position and why Paragraph 4: "HOWEVER" a possible counter to your position, BUT bring back to your position Paragraph 5: Conclusion copy and paste intro

Answer 224

Paragraph 1: Restate prompt and state "IF WE LOOK AT EVIDENCE THAT MIGHT STRENGTHEN/WEAKEN THIS ARGUMENT..." Paragraph 2: Piece of evidence #1 Paragraph 3: Piece of evidence #2 Paragraph 4: counter position "If we are looking for evidence that can weaken/strengthen...." Paragraph 5: conclusion copy

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