GRE words 3 Flashcards
(141 cards)
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strident
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- (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
- presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.
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shrill
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(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing , strident
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inclement (of the weather)
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Inclement weather is unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain.
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indefatigable
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tireless
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to discount
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regard (a possibility or fact) as beingunworthyof consideration because itlackscredibility.
“I’d heard rumours, but discounted them”
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to deride
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to mock
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terese
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succint
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civil
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courteous
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haphazard
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lacking any obvious principle of organization
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tenuous
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- very weak or slight.
“the tenuous link between interest rates and investment” - very slender or fine; insubstantial.
“a tenuous cloud”
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noxious
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harmful
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placid
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peaceful
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serene
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peaceful
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pungent
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sharp or intense smell
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ambrosial
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delicious
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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vapid
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uninteresting
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tumid
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bloated
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prosaic
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uncreative / uninteresting / bland
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trenchant
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incisive, intelligently analytical and clear thinking
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incisive
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intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
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unequivocal
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leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
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Staunch
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faithful
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Recalcitrant
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uncooperative
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fickle
not faithful
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treacherous
not faithful
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outlandish
bizarre
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histrionic
dramatic
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ingenious
(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
"he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget"
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duplicitous
deceitful, untrustworthy
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dainty
delicate
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gossamer
delicate
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mellifluous
sweet sounding
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cumbersome
difficult to manipulate physically
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inane
lacking sense or meaning, silly
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unwieldy
difficult to manipulate physically
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Disparage
speak poorly of
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Deprecate
speak poorly of
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Demur
object or hesitate
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impede
hinder or slow down
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predilection
preference
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impunity
exemption from punishment
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Ostentation
showiness and pretension
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circumspection
exercise caution when speaking
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uproarious
- provoking loud laughter, very funny
- characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar
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ludicrous
foolish, unreasonable, our of place to be amusing, ridiculous
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meek
submissive
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rendition
version or interpretation
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obfuscation
confusion
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ochlocracy
government by the populace; mob rule.
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diaphanous
transparent
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sheer
transparent
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malapropism
absurd misuse of words
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conducive
helpful
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emaciated
made thin by starvation
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prodigious
great in size
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finesse
artfulness, adeptness
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kismet
luck
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imbroglio
confusion
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bemuse
confuse
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to excoriate
to denounce
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flippant
lacking appropriate respect or seriousness
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flamboyant
ostentatious
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aplomb
self-assurance
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derision
harsh criticism
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esteem
approval
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resiliently
being “strong” or “quick to recover”
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scornfully
disdainfully, insultingly
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felicitous
appropriately and pleasingly expressed
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poignant
causing strong feelings
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stentorian
(of a person's voice) loud and powerful.
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vociferous
loudly and vehemently expressive
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expository
writing that explains or sets forth ideas
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spew
eject, gush forth
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regurgitate
surge back
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apprehension
anxiety
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trepidation
fear
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dispassion
lack of concern
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imperturbation
calmness
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autocracy
government run by one individual
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plutocracy
country run by the wealthy classes
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oligarchy
government run by a few high-ranking individual
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censure
official reprimand
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scintillation
sparkliness
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quittance
discharge from debt
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irascible
easily angered
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unhinged
demented, mentally unbalanced; deranged.
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lambasted
verbally attacked.
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magisterial
authoritative or superior,
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innocuous
harmless
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commensurate
about the same
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elucidated
explained by
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eclipsed by
exceeded by far
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petulant
cranky
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diffident
shy, timid
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vibrant
energetic
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disquietude
anxiety
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surreptitiousness
sneakiness
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toil
difficult work
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destitution
extreme poverty
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iconoclastic
-criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.
-eccentric
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eccentric
(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
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preeminent
primary
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circuitous
meandering
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excogitating
Think out, plan thoroughly
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abnegate
relinquish, renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).
"he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility
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impinging (impinge)
- have an effect, especially a negative one.
"several factors impinge on market efficiency"
- advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
"the proposed fencing would impinge on a public bridleway"
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encroach
intrude on (a person's territory, rights, personal life, etc.).
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intransigent
stubborn
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incongruous
inconsistent
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eclectic
wide-ranging
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impeded
stopped
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emboldened
encouraged
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ineptitude
incompetence
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nonchalance
indifference
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abstemious
not eating and drinking too much.
" She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker. an abstemious diet."
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self-denying
imply the kind of discipline that is contradictory to indulgence
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multifaceted
having many sides
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intemperate
excessive
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consummate
showing great skill and flair.
"she dressed with consummate elegance
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affable
sociable
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probity
integrity
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amplitude
magnitude
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veracity
honesty
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vacillation
indecision
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Acerbic
unpleasant or sharp speech
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caustic
abrasive or harsh
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sonorous
pleasant tone
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esoteric
inaccessible, difficult to understand
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abstruse
inaccessible, difficult to understand
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zealous
full of passion or excitement
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enthusiastic
full of passion or excitement
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unctuous
(negative) excessively suave, oily, or slippery
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lamented
mourned
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encumber
restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
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passable
adequate
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an omen
a signal
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adage
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
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immaculate
perfect / perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
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sporadically
scarcely
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penitent
feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
