GRE - Word List 1.2 Flashcards
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abstain
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desist, go without, withdraw
2
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blighted
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damaged, destroyed, ruined
3
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credulous
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gullible, ready to believe anything
4
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enshroud
A
cover
5
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haughtiness
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arrogance, pride
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad
7
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obfuscate
A
deliberately make something difficult
8
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plethora
A
an excess
9
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repudiate
A
shun, eschew
10
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tedium
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boredom
11
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abstemious
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self denying, refraining from indulging
12
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blithe
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free-spritied, carefree
13
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
14
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
15
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headstrong
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stubborn, willful
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lackluster
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dull, monotonous, bland
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objective
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unbiased, not subjective
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pliable
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flexible, not stubborn
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rescind
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retract, repeal
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temper
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to moderate, soften
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abstruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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blunderbuss
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- ancient weapon (type of gun), 2. a clumsy person
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cringe
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recoil, flinch, shy away
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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hedonism
self indulgence, pleasure-seeking
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laconic
using few words, brief, to the point
27
oblique
indirect, slanting
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plumage
feathers of a bird
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resignation
acceptance of fate
30
tenacious
stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
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accolade
tribute, honor, praise
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bolster
support, prop up
33
cryptic
puzzling, enigmatic
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ephemeral
short-lived
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hedonist
a pleasure seeker
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lamentation
expression of regret or sorrow
37
obliterate
destroy, demolish, eradicate
38
plummet
fall suddenly and steeply
39
resolution
determination
40
tentative
not certain
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acquiesce
to agree to, give in to
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bombast
arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
cut short
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epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
45
heed
listen to
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lampoon
ridicule, spoof
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oblivious
totally unaware
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podium
raise platform
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resonant
echoing
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tenuous
flimsy, not solid
