GRE Vocabulary #6 Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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oscillate
A
to swing back and forth
2
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ossify
A
to become rigid
3
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probity
A
integrity
4
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proselytize
A
to covert someone from one religion or doctrine to another
5
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pundit
A
an expert in a particular field
6
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recondite
A
hard to understand
7
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spendthrift
A
wasteful especially with money
8
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vacuous
A
lacking ideas
9
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coda
A
a passage concluding a musical composition
10
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penchant
A
strong liking
11
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abstruse
A
hard to understand or grasp
12
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cognizant
A
perceptive
13
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gainsay
A
to deny
14
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garner
A
to gather and store
15
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obdurate
A
stubborn
16
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propinquity
A
nearness
17
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ribald
A
vulgar language
18
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sinuous
A
having many cuves
19
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veracity
A
truthfulness
20
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chronology
A
an order of events from earliest to latest
21
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economical
A
frugal
22
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conjoin
A
to join
23
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pagegyric
A
lofty praise
24
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pedagogue
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a strict teacher
25
reprobate
a sinful person
26
untoward
unfavorable, improper
27
welter
a commotion
28
inchoate
not organized
29
problematic
questionable
30
timbre
the quality of a sound independent of pitch and loudness
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disavow
to deny
