GRE Vocabulary #3 Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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qualify
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to modify or restirct
2
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decorous
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in good taste
3
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infer
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to conclude
4
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ostentatious
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showing off
5
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pathology
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science of diseases
6
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plumb
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to measure the depth of something
7
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spurious
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false
8
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subjugate
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to enslave
9
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visonary
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a dreamer
10
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reciprocal
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shared
11
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antipathy
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dislike
12
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dissonant
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in disagreement
13
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palliate
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to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies
14
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substanice
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substantial
15
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surreptitious
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secret
16
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equivocal
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ambiguous
17
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flippant
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frivolously shallow and disrespectful
18
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impervious
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impenetrable
19
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judicious
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exercising sound judgement
20
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laconic
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using few word to the point of being rude
21
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piquant
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strong or sharp
22
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stiric
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using sarcasm or irony
23
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sullen
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gloomy
24
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tacit
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silently implied
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tractable
obedient
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impromptu
without preparation
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parallel
a comparison made between two things
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sterile
unfruitful
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debauchery
reckless, careless, wild living
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deleterious
harmful
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disinterested
unbiased
