GRE Vocab - Magoosh Videos Flashcards
(127 cards)
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labored
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requiring or showing effort; lacking natural ease
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morose
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showing a brooding ill temper
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dissimulude
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di-similar, not similar
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flamboyance
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fashionable, flashy, carrying eccentric or expensive things
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polyglot
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poly = many; glot = throat; speaking many languages
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histrionics
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theatrics, putting on a show
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dissembler
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semb = face; to lie with a straight face
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idler
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someone who sits idle
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autodidactic
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auto = self; didactic = to teach; self-taught
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ignominy
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ignoble = dishonorable or disgraceful
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miscreant
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law-breaker; someone who commits crimes
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pundit
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expert (in things like politics, economics, etc.)
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pauper
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poor person
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renegade
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rebel or maverick
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miser
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cheap person
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curmudgeon
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grumpt person
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steadfast
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loyal
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unseemly
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improper; not appropriate
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polemical
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argumentative and impassioned attack on someone / something
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brusque
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rude, blunt, or direct
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defection
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rejecting certain religious beliefs, political party, or specific cause
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necropolis
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tract of land used for burials
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forlorn
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very sad; lonely
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desultory
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random, aimless, unfocused, rambling
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contempt
hate or disapproval
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stopgap
substitute or makeshift
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precipitate
hurried; hasty; impulsive
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coy
shy and bashful
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churlish
rude and unmannered
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hapless
unfortunate
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sycophantic
ingratiating; sucking up to people
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prolific
productive; abundant
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congenial
friendly and affable
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patronize
treat someone in a condascending manner
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plastic
malleable; changing and adaptable
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maverick
someone with innovative ideas
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carouse
party, drink, celebrate
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fulsome
too full, too much, excessive
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wherewithal
ability; money; means to do something
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docile
passive, quiet, unassuming
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sullen
downcast, somber, morose
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logorrhea
talkative, especially when words are uncontrolled or incoherent
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Mephistopheles
the devil
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diabolical
devilish
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puissant
powerful
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anemic
lacking vitality
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disdainful
expressing contempt; showing arrogant superiority over others and deeming them unworthy
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meek
submissive or compliant; very docile and passive
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coarse
rough texture; low or inferior quality; lacking refinement or cultivation
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genteel
refined taste and manners (like gentleman)
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precarious
not secure; dangerous; affording no ease or reassurance
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intrepid
brave
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bucolic
idyllic rural or rustic life; a poem about pastoral life; relating to shephards and herdsman raising sheep; a country person
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enervate
weaken, fatigue, tire someone out - reduce energy
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galvanize
spur, rouse, stimulate
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besotted
very drunk
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enterprise
business venture; a purposeful or industrious undertaking; to embark on a bold new venture
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racket
an illegal enterprise (business); to make loud noises; to celebrate with drinks and laughter; a bat to hit a ball
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sedulous
showing dedication and diligence
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scrupulous
with extreme conscientiousness
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stasis
abnormal state in which the flow of liquid is stopped
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belligerent
hostile, ready to start a fight or go to war
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lambaste
criticize harshly --> an angry lamb will baste you, critize you
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doleful
mournful or sad; bob dole was sad after losing the election
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cupidity
excessive greed --> cupid is greedy for love
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verisimilitude
very similar to reality
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extant
is existant --> ex-is-tant
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loath
to be reluctant to do something
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loathe
to hate --> lo-athe --> hate
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adroit
skillful, good at using your hands
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maladroit
not skillful, clumsy
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ponderous
weighed down; having to move with great effort
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prodigious
extraordinary; phenomenal; large
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funereal
depressing; gloomy, like a funeral
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fey
giving an impression of vague unworldliness
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staid
dull, unadventurous
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irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
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trifling
unimportant, not worth considering
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probing
exploratory; inquiry into unfamiliar questions or activities
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apotheosis
model of excellence, having no equal, god-like
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aplomb
confidence in a demanding situation
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pellucid
lucid, transparent, easy to understand
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insidious
subtle in a harmful sense
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extant
still in existence, not destroyed
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piquancy
a tart or spicy quality; the quality of being stimulating or mentally exciting
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vitriol
abusive language
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abandon
uninhibited, carefree, not restrained
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inestimable
beyond calculation
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straitened
squeeze together; to bring into difficulty or financial hardship
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unscrupulous
unethical, without principles
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untoward
impolite; contrary to your interests or welfare
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adjuration
a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
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tropes
conventional ideas
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valor
bravery
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humdrum
dull, lacking excitement
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plodding
slow and laborious
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sadistic
deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others
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plucky
showing determination and courage in the face of difficulty
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rile up
cause annoyance; disturb with minor irritations
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hoodwink
sly; conceal one's true motives
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corral
collect or gather
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gall
to irritate
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rankle
to irritate
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cavil
to make petty or unecessary objections
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gloat
gaze with self satisfaction
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spasmodically
with spurts and fits, irregular
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recondite
incomprehensible to the ordinary person
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insolent
disrespectful
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cower
to show fear
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bristle
to show anger
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treachery
betrayal of trust
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ennoble
make someone nobility; give someone a title or honor someone
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stultify
deprive of strength; demonstrate someone's incompetence
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celeritous
swify, speedy, quick
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remiss
failing to perform duties
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perfunctory
a formality; hasty and without attention to detail
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myopic
unable to see distant objects; lacking forsight or scope
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sordid
sore to the eye, run down; disgraceful and scandalous
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fastidious
attentive and concerned about accuracy and detail
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hew to
adhere to
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unbidden
not invited, requested, or asked for
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aghast
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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genial
warmth, comfortable, agreeable
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posterity
offspring; future generations
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repute
look on or consider; state of being honored
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dispatch
killing a person or animal; acting speedily and without delay
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hardiness
well constructed; willing to undertake risks
