GRE Vocabulary #5 Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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intransigent
A
stubborn
2
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maverick
A
a rebel
3
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turpitude
A
depravity
4
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axiom
A
a widely accepted saying
5
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benefient
A
doing good
6
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capricious
A
unpredictable
7
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cirumlocution
A
use of wordy or evasive language
8
Q
impugn
A
to attack
9
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incursion
A
a hostile invasion
10
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invective
A
insulting speech
11
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placate
A
to pacify
12
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temperament
A
one’s disposition
13
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antiseptic
A
exceptionally clean
14
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lax
A
not strict
15
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accolade
A
high praise
16
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assiduous
A
diligent
17
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brook
A
to tolerate
18
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desiccate
A
to dry out
19
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erudite
A
learned
20
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flag
A
to weaken
21
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impudent
A
bold
22
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baleful
A
harmful
23
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divergent
A
deviating
24
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effluvium
A
an escaping gas
25
evanescent
vanishing
26
exigent
urgent
27
exonerate
to free completely from blame
28
flaunt
to show off
29
improvident
careless
30
ineluctable
unavoidable
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mallifluous
sweetly flowing
