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GRE Vocab from Princeton > Hit Parade Group 1 > Flashcards

Hit Parade Group 1 Flashcards

1
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abscond (v)

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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aberrant (adj)

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deviating from the norm

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alacrity (n)

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly (n)

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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approbation (n)

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an expression of approval or praise

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arduous (adj)

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage (v)

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious (adj)

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere (adj)

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic (adj)

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical (adj)

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious (adj)

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure (v)

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery (n)

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trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur (n)

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted (adj)

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complex or complicated

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disabuse (v)

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to undeceive; to set right

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discordant (adj)

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate (adj)

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery (n)

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent (adj)

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate (v)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui (n)

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (v)

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite (adj)

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very learned; scholarly

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excuplate (v)

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to exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent (adj)

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous (adj)

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improved; done without preparation

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filibuster (n)

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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate (v)

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous (adj)

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured (adj)

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible (adj)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

34
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laud (v)

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to praise highly

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lucid (adj)

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clear; easily understood

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magnanimity (n)

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and in heart, esp. in forgiving

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martial (adj)

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane (adj)

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent (adj)

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous (adj)

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vauge; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism (n)

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious (adj)

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harmful, injurious

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obtuse (adj)

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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onerous (adj)

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troubling, burdensome

45
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paean (n)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

46
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parody (n)

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial (adj)

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy (n)

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perfunctory (adj)

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious (adj)

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle (v)

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate (adj)

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate (verb)

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to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection (n)

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a disposition in favor of something ; preference

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prescience (n)

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foreknoledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

56
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prevaricate (v)

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

57
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qualms (n)

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migibings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant (v)

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute (v)

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to disprobe; to successfully argue against

60
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relegate (v)

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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place of position

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reticent (adj)

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

62
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solicitous (adj)

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concerend and attentive; eager

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sordid (adj)

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic (adj)

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander (v)

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

66
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static (adj)

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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

67
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stupefy (v)

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

68
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stymie (v)

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to block; to thwart

69
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synthesis (n)

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the combination of parts to make a whole

70
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torque (n)

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the force that causes rotation

71
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tortuous (adj)

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winding, twisting,; excessively complicated

72
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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

73
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veracity (n)

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truthfulness, honesty

74
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virulent (adj)

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

75
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voracious (adj)

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver (v)

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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

GRE Vocab from Princeton (4 decks)

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