RGRE 0410 Flashcards by Yasser Khan

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ascertain

find out

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dormant

asleep; inactive

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burgeoned

flourished; grew

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potentate

ruler

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disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

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derived

descended from; received from a source

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prerogative

an exclusive right or power

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nepotism

favoritism toward relatives

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dearth

a lack; scarcity; inadequate supply; a famine

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internecine

mutually destructive; involving conflict in a group

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tyro

beginner; novice

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sophistry

false reasoning or argument

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factitious

artificial; sham

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encomium

high praise

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obloquy

dishonor; disgrace; shame

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hyperbole

exaggerated figure of speech

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munificent

generous

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prevarication

deviate from the truth; lying

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charisma

quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm

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genocide

planned destruction of an entire people

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genre

a kind of type of literature (poetry; drama; fiction; etc.)

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candid

frank; honest

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unsavory

disagreeable; offensive; morally bad

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degrade

make contemptible; lower

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# RGRE 04/10 venial

Pardonable; forgivable

# RGRE 04/10 epitome

person or thing that embodies or represents the best

# RGRE 04/10 dexterity

physical or mental skill; ability

# RGRE 04/10 grotesque

strange; ugly; bizarre

# RGRE 04/10 compassion

sympathetic feeling; kindness

# RGRE 04/10 repugnant

distasteful

# RGRE 04/10 acme

peak; pinnacle; highest point

# RGRE 04/10 copious

abundant; plentiful

# RGRE 04/10 vehemently

passionately; violently; eagerly

# RGRE 04/10 depict

portray; picture; describe clearly

# RGRE 04/10 naive

unsophisticated; inexperienced

# RGRE 04/10 perfidious

false; treacherous

# RGRE 04/10 covet

wish; envy; want

# RGRE 04/10 ingratiate

charm; win confidence

# RGRE 04/10 penury

Poverty

# RGRE 04/10 ignominous

humiliating; disgracing

# RGRE 04/10 confront

come face to face with

# RGRE 04/10 antipathy

a dislike; distaste; or enmity

# RGRE 04/10 servile

submissive; slavish

# RGRE 04/10 volition

willpower; choice

# RGRE 04/10 sojourn

a temporary stay

# RGRE 04/10 austere

Severely simple; unadorned.

# RGRE 04/10 felicitous

Happy or delightful

# RGRE 04/10 halcyon

calm; peaceful

# RGRE 04/10 tenable

supportable; defendable

# RGRE 04/10 superfluous

unnecessary; excessive; surplus

# RGRE 04/10 motivate

inspire; stimulate; provoke

# RGRE 04/10 rationalize

use or give a reason other than the real one

# RGRE 04/10 therapy

healing or curing process

# RGRE 04/10 nascent

beginning to exist or develop

# RGRE 04/10 iconoclast

image-breaker; attacker of beliefs

# RGRE 04/10 erudite

very learned; scholarly

# RGRE 04/10 phobia

strong dislike; persistent fear

# RGRE 04/10 germane

relevant; appropriate

# RGRE 04/10 vertigo

dizziness

# RGRE 04/10 conductive

leading; helpful

# RGRE 04/10 glib

smooth of speech

# RGRE 04/10 homogenous

uniform; same

# RGRE 04/10 malleable

capable of being shaped

# RGRE 04/10 legerdemain

sleight of hand; deceptive adroitness

# RGRE 04/10 trend

general direction

# RGRE 04/10 stagnant

motionless; stale; dull

# RGRE 04/10 fatal

deadly; disastrous

# RGRE 04/10 passe

old fashioned; out-of-style

# RGRE 04/10 procrastinate

to delay; to put off

# RGRE 04/10 facet

one side or view of person or situation

# RGRE 04/10 foist

pass off slyly; pass as genuine

# RGRE 04/10 stigmatize

to mark with a disgrace

# RGRE 04/10 capitulate

surrender; make terms

# RGRE 04/10 audacity

excessive boldness; rashness; daring

# RGRE 04/10 tantalize

tease or torment by offering something good; but fail to deliver

# RGRE 04/10 retort

reply; answer

# RGRE 04/10 reticent

silent; reserved

# RGRE 04/10 tacit

implied; not explicitly stated

# RGRE 04/10 chicanery

trickery; underhandedness

# RGRE 04/10 docile

easily managed; obedient; passive

# RGRE 04/10 saga

heroic story

# RGRE 04/10 belated

delayed; late

# RGRE 04/10 decrepit

worn-out with use; broken-down

# RGRE 04/10 imperturbable

calm; steady; serene

# RGRE 04/10 vacillate

to fluctuate; hesitate

# RGRE 04/10 staunch

strong; trusty; firm

# RGRE 04/10 opprobrium

scorn; insult

# RGRE 04/10 machiavellian

governed by opportunity; not principled

# RGRE 04/10 unconscionable

without conscience; unreasonable

# RGRE 04/10 pandemonium

disorder; uproar

# RGRE 04/10 flay

strip off skin; scold harshly

# RGRE 04/10 demeanor

conduct; behavior; bearing; carriage

# RGRE 04/10 delineation

sketch; description in words

# RGRE 04/10 vindicate

absolve; justify

# RGRE 04/10 heinous

hatefully or shockingly evil

# RGRE 04/10 turpitude

vileness; evil wickedness

# RGRE 04/10 infraction

violation

# RGRE 04/10 callous

unfeeling

# RGRE 04/10 redress

to right a wrong; remedy

# RGRE 04/10 vituperation

blame; abuse

# RGRE 04/10 rhetoric

use (sometimes exaggerated) of language

# RGRE 04/10 clique

a small; exclusive group of people

# RGRE 04/10 extol

to praise highly

# RGRE 04/10 mentor

Counselor; coach; tutor

# RGRE 04/10 facile

easily accomplished or attained

# RGRE 04/10 cant

insincere talk; jargon

# RGRE 04/10 umbrage

offense; resentment

# RGRE 04/10 magnanimous

noble; generous

# RGRE 04/10 vilify

slander; malign

# RGRE 04/10 elucidate

to make clear

# RGRE 04/10 vapid

dull; uninteresting; tiresome

# RGRE 04/10 unwiedly

bulky; difficult to handle

# RGRE 04/10 proximity

nearness

# RGRE 04/10 lassitude

languor; weariness; listlessness

# RGRE 04/10 vitiate

destroy the use or value

# RGRE 04/10 augment

enlarge; increase

# RGRE 04/10 fatuous

silly; foolish

# RGRE 04/10 contort

twist violently

# RGRE 04/10 repertoire

works that an artist is ready to preform

# RGRE 04/10 imperceptible

extremely slight or gradual

# RGRE 04/10 heresy

unbelief; dissent; lack of faith

# RGRE 04/10 prudent

wise; careful; cautious

# RGRE 04/10 ostensible

outward; pretended; seeming

# RGRE 04/10 fervid

passionate; intense; zealous

# RGRE 04/10 spurious

false; counterfeit; specious

# RGRE 04/10 propagate

to reproduce; spread abroad

# RGRE 04/10 anomaly

irregularity

# RGRE 04/10 innocuous

harmless; mild; innocent

# RGRE 04/10 surfeit

excess; superabundance

# RGRE 04/10 milieu

environment; setting

# RGRE 04/10 strident

shrill; harsh; rough

# RGRE 04/10 concomitant

accompanying; attending

# RGRE 04/10 lassitude

fatigue; lethargy; torpor; languor

# RGRE 04/10 deleterious

harmful

# RGRE 04/10 efficacy

power to produce an effect

# RGRE 04/10 dissent

differ; disagree; protest

# RGRE 04/10 ferment

uproar; agitation; turmoil

# RGRE 04/10 attenuated

weakened; thinned; decreased

# RGRE 04/10 arbiter

judge

# RGRE 04/10 incumbent

morally required

# RGRE 04/10 profound

deep; intense

# RGRE 04/10 alleviate

make easier

# RGRE 04/10 prodigious

extraordinary; enormous

# RGRE 04/10 expedite

carry out promptly

# RGRE 04/10 celerity

speed; rapidity

# RGRE 04/10 usurp

seize; annex; grab

# RGRE 04/10 paltry

trifling; petty; worthless

# RGRE 04/10 condone

to overlook; excuse; or pardon

# RGRE 04/10 trivial

of little importance or significance

# RGRE 04/10 bizzarre

grotesque;odd;unusual

# RGRE 04/10 menial

humble; degrading

# RGRE 04/10 venerable

respected; worshiped

# RGRE 04/10 extraneous

Foreign; not belonging

# RGRE 04/10 ambiguous

vague; undefined; not specific

# RGRE 04/10 succinct

brief; concise

# RGRE 04/10 archaic

out of date

# RGRE 04/10 emulate

to try to equal or excel

# RGRE 04/10 facetious

comical; humorous; witty

# RGRE 04/10 rabid

fanatical; furious; mad

# RGRE 04/10 salubrious

healthful; wholesome

# RGRE 04/10 complacent

self-satisfied; smug

# RGRE 04/10 somber

gloomy; sad

# RGRE 04/10 debilitate

to weaken

# RGRE 04/10 impetuous

impulsive

# RGRE 04/10 occult

mysterious; secret; supernatural

# RGRE 04/10 discreet

careful; cautious; prudent

# RGRE 04/10 foment

stir up; instigate

# RGRE 04/10 glean

gather; collect

# RGRE 04/10 quarry

something that is hunted

# RGRE 04/10 slovenly

disorderly; carelessly

# RGRE 04/10 abjure

renounce; abstain from

# RGRE 04/10 reproach

rebuke; reprimand

# RGRE 04/10 penitent

regretful; confessing guilt

# RGRE 04/10 evanescent

momentary; ephemeral; fleeting

# RGRE 04/10 tantamount

equivalent; identical

# RGRE 04/10 propensity

disposition; inclination; bent

# RGRE 04/10 wary

watchful; shrewd

# RGRE 04/10 allay

calm; soothe

# RGRE 04/10 deter

hinder; discourage

# RGRE 04/10 connoisseur

an expert

# RGRE 04/10 site

Location

# RGRE 04/10 vigil

wakeful watching

# RGRE 04/10 cumbersome

burdensome; unwieldy

# RGRE 04/10 interrogate

to question

# RGRE 04/10 divulge

to disclose or reveal

# RGRE 04/10 fluctuate

alternate; shift

# RGRE 04/10 unmitigated

unrelieved

# RGRE 04/10 commodious

spacious; roomy; large

# RGRE 04/10 antiquated

obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated

# RGRE 04/10 disheveled

disorderly clothing or hair

# RGRE 04/10 tenacious

tough; stubborn; not letting go

# RGRE 04/10 facade

face; front; mask; superficial appearance

# RGRE 04/10 asinine

stupid; silly

# RGRE 04/10 grimace

facial expression of disgust

# RGRE 04/10 calumny

false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation; slander

# RGRE 04/10 pittance

small amount

# RGRE 04/10 au courant

up-to-date

# RGRE 04/10 fastidious

choosy; particular

# RGRE 04/10 noisome

Foul-smelling; unwholesome

# RGRE 04/10 unkempt

neglected; untidy

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