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formidable

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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

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dolorous

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Extremely sorrowful; causing or expressing great sadness or mourning

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prolix

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excessively wordy; tediously lengthy; too long or drawn out

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Intransigent

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Unwilling to change one’s view or to agree about something

GRE instructor: stubborn, stuck, unmoving

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Impetuous

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  1. Impulsive; liable to make decisions without forethought
  2. Moving forcefully or rapidly, characterized by forceful motion
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Opportunism

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The tendency to seek advantage, likely in an unethical, unscrupulous fashion

Ruthlessly taking advantage of opportunities for one’s own greedy interest

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Suffix:
_____(ism)

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Suffix usually indicates the dark side of a neutral word – sexism, racism, opportunism

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Inimical

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  1. Vehemently opposed to something, often in an angry or ill-willed fashion
  2. Hostile; inclined toward enmity
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lugubrious

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Mournful or dark in an exaggerated way; exceptionally grim

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vituperative

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Highly critical (bitter), often in an abuse way

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acerbic

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  1. Sharp, sarcastic, biting
  2. Tasting sour or bitter
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Plausibility

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The condition of being believable or possible; appearing reasonable or true

GRE instructor: Somewhere between probability (likely to be true) and possibility (could be true). Plausibility: believable.

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Disaffection

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Loss of interesting, feeling, or loyalty. Estrangement.

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Suffix: Dis___

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The opposite of something (negative)

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Quotidian

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  1. Occurring on a daily basis
  2. Mundane; ordinary
  3. Everyday
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Serendipitous

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Characterized by chance, luck, or good fortune

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Disconsolate

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  1. Unable to be cheered up or soothed; despondent
  2. Gloomy; causing unhappiness

Without console (comfort someone)

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Dispassionately

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Objectively; without emotional attachment

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Attenuation

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  1. The act of stretching out, making thinner; the state of being stretched, thinned out
  2. (Biology) The process by which an infectious organism, bacteria, or virus becomes less harmful
  3. (Physics) A decrease in energy or other property of a wave or particle as it disperses or scatters
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Frugality

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The state or act of being thrifty; conserving money or resources in a careful manner

Important: Not JUST about money

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Perfunctory

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  1. Merely routine; done only on a surface level
  2. Lacking in excitement; with minimum engagement
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Restive

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  1. Restless; uneasy
  2. Resisting outside control; stubborn
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Immutable

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Unchanging; fixed; cannot be altered

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Pithy

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Strongly worded; memorable; to the point

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Prosaic
1. Mundane, ordinary 2. With the characteristic of prose writing, as opposed to poetry. Often in the sense of being pedestrian and lacking in animation or imagination. It often implies a lack of poetic or artistic qualities.
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Happenstance
Chance occurrence or circumstance
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Duplicitous
Lying; purposefully deceptive
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Solicitous
1. Concerned, in an earnest, conscientious way 2. Concerned, in an anxious, fearful way 3. Extremely careful and precise
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Practicable
Something that can be put into practice; useful
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Ribald
Inappropriate; irreverent; coarse
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Maudlin
1. Tearful, emotional, often in an overdone way 2. Drunk enough to be overwrought (nervous excitement or anxiety) after three. GRE instructor: Moppy/self-absorbed kind of way
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Formulaic
Done according to an established pattern; following a formula Think about the application on two levels: math and personality
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Obdurate
1. Stubbornly continuing to behave wrongly 2. Refusing to be persuaded
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Quixotic
1. Likely to make impulsive decisions, often in a romantic or sentimental way 2. Unpredictable
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Equivocal
1. Unable to decide; ambivalent 2. Subject to multiple interpretations; ambiguous
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Unequivocal
Leaving no doubt; unambiguous
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Deferential
Tending to give precedence to others, out of either (1) esteem or (2) desire to integrate oneself
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Canny
1. Intelligent, clever 2. Cautious, wary 3. Highly skilled, very knowledgeable about a topic 4. Thrifty
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Uncanny
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
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Preeminent
Highly distinguished or important
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Disquieting
Unsettling; disturbing
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Iconoclastic
1. Shatter norms or precedents; attacking long-held beliefs 2. Smashing images, particularly highly esteemed or religious ones
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Scrupulous
1. Highly attentive to detail; careful 2. Ethical; holding to a high moral standard
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Discredited
1. Proved to be false 2. Stripped of status or prestige
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Trite
Overused; cliche; unoriginal
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Beholden
Owing something; obligated or in debt in some way
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Industrious
Hard-working; consistent; diligent
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Malleable
1. Flexible; able to be shaped 2. Readily influenced 3. Able to adapt
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Demur
To object (politely)
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Polemical
Controversial, particularly as relating to a strong argument against something
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Imperious
1. Overbearing; commanding, possibly in an arrogant way 2. Urgent; immediately compelling
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Opaque
1. Fully blocking light; unable to be seen through 2. Difficult to understand or follow 3. Lacking intelligence; dim
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Invulnerable
1. Unable to be injured or hurt 2. Able to withstand any attack 3. Cannot be disproved or argued against
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Anachronism
Something that appears in the wrong historical time, outside of its proper sequence
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Misnomer
An incorrect name, or the use of such a name
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Root: trans
Through or across
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abash
To embarrass or make ashamed; to disconcert.
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abate
To reduce in degree or intensity; to diminish.
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abecedarian
Relating to the alphabet; a beginner or novice.
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aberrant
Deviating from the usual or normal course; atypical.
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aberrant
Deviating from the usual or normal course; atypical.
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aberration
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
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dysphoria
intense emotional state that can be a symptom of many mental health conditions
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esoteric
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
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Lolling
Verb
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Proffers
Verb
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Arduous
Adjective
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Affable
Adjective
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Wan
Adjective
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Impregnable
1. Unable to be captured or broken into 2. Unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable
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Prose
Noun 1. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure 2. Another term for sequence Verb 1. Talk tediously
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Metrical
1. Relating to or composed in poetic meter 2. Of or involving measurement

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