Gre words 2

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Instigate

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• Bring about or initiate (an action or event)
• incite someone to do something, especially something bad

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acrid

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unpleasantly bitter or pungent

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venality

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the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

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reverent

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feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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frugal

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not spending much money

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amenable

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easily persuaded

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extant

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still in existence (usually refers to documents)

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gregarious

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to be likely to socialize with others

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qualify

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to make less severe, to limit (a statement)
“Chris qualified his love for the city, adding he didn’t like the weather there as much as in Los Angeles”

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to belie

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to misrepresent, give a false representation
“The smile on her face belies the pain she must feel after the death of her husband”

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calumny

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making a false statement to injure a person’s reputation

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chastise

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to reprimand harshly

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paragon

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the best of its kind
“Michael Jordan is the paragon for basketball players”

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arduous

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demanding great effort or labor

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abrasive

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showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh.

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ingratiating

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eager to please

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morose

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extremely sad

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notorious

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famous in a bad way

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avuncular

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kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person.
“he was avuncular, reassuring, and trustworthy”

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eidetic

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marked by accurate recall
“an eidetic memory”

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obtrusive

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noticeable in an unwelcomed way

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oblivious

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unaware

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magnanimity

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noble-mindedness

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minutiae

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small details

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exalt

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- think or speak very highly of (someone or something). - raise to a higher rank or position. "this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society"

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brazen

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bold and without shame. "he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"

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engrossing

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absorbing all one's attention or interest "the most engrossing parts of the book"

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concord

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agreement or harmony between people or groups.

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propitious

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favorable

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oblique

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not straightforward

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pious

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devoutly religious

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aspersions

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slander or derogatory remarks

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foibles

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flaws / weaknesses

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shortcomings

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flaws / weaknesses

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facsimiles

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exact copies

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enervated

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exhausted / worn out

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exhilarated

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happy

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invigorated

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happy

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elated

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happy

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intoxicated

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exhilarating or exciting

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exhumed

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dug up from the grave

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pacified

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made peaceful or soothed

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disseminating

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to spread or to promote

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augmenting

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to supplement

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epitomizing

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to embody or to typify

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formulating

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to devise or create

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extoll

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praise highly, laud, eulogize "to extol the beauty of Naples"

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tedious

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unpleasantly boring

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ponderous

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unpleasantly boring

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engrossing

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stimulating, exciting

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galvanizing

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stimulating, exciting

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reticent

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reluctant to speak

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gregarious

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outgoing, talkative

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affable

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outgoing, talkative

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loquacious

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outgoing, talkative

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somber

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dark or solemn in mood

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analeptic

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drug that gives energy

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effectuated

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caused something

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abrogated

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"to abolish" / "to make something unnecessary,"

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obviated

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"to abolish" / "to make something unnecessary,"

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foreshadowed

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to suggest something that has not yet happened

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meandering

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indirect

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circuitous

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indirect

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parochial

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limited / provincial

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truculent

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displaying ferocity

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bellicose

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eager to fight (belli is a latin root for war)