GRE - Word List 2.2 Flashcards
1
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adulation
A
strong admiration, worship
2
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bristle
A
to show irritation
3
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decoy
A
lure, trap, trick
4
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erratic
A
wandering, irregular
5
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histrionic
A
theatrical, exaggerated
6
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laud
A
praise
7
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obstreperous
A
noisy and boisterous
8
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portend
A
foretell
9
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retraction
A
withdrawal, cancelation of a statement
10
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titter
A
giggle quietly
11
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adversity
A
hardship
12
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broach
A
start to discuss, approach
13
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deference
A
respect
14
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esoteric
A
obscure and difficult to understand
15
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hoary
A
old
16
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lavish
A
on a grand scale, wasteful
17
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obtruse
A
mentally dull
18
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portend
A
a warning sign, omen
19
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revere
A
worship
20
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tome
A
large book
21
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advocate
A
support
22
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brusque
A
blunt, abrupt
23
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defoliate
A
cause leaves to fall off
24
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espouse
A
promote, take up, support
25
hone
sharpen, increase, whet
26
lax
careless, not strict
27
obviate
avoid, make necessary
28
poseur
someone who puts on an act
29
riddled
full of (usually full of holes)
30
torpid
inactive, lazy, stagnant
31
aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
32
bulwark
fortification, barricade, wall
33
defunct
no longer in existence
34
etymology
the study of word origins
35
hyperbole
grossly exaggerated speech
36
legend
1. key to map, 2 myth or story
37
odious
hateful
38
posterity
future generation
39
rife
common
40
torpor
dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
41
affable
friendly, social, easygoing
42
bureaucracy
officialdom
43
degradation
deprivation, poverty, debasement
44
eulogy
praise
45
hypochondriac
a person obsessed with health, having imaginary illnesses
46
legion
in large numbers
47
officious
domineering, intrusive, meddlesome
48
posthumous
after death
49
rigor
thoroughness
50
totter
walk unsteadily
