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GRE Vocab 1 > Top GRE Words > Flashcards

Top GRE Words Flashcards

1
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Abate

A

To reduce

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Amalgamate

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to combine

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Ameliorate

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to make better

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4
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anachronism

A

something out of place

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5
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antipathy

A

extreme dislike

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6
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arbitrate

A

judge disputes

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7
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ardor

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intense passionate feeling

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8
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attenuate

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to reduce force

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9
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audacious

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fearless

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banal

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boring, predictable

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11
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cacaphony

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harsh

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12
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capricious

A

changing one’s mind

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13
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castigate

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to punish

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14
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chauvinist

A

prejudiced

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15
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chicanery

A

deception

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16
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cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

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17
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condone

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to overlook

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18
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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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19
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corroborate

A

provide supporting evidence

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20
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credulous

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gullible

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21
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deference

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respect

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22
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deride

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to speak or treat with contempt

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23
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desiccate

A

to dry out thoroughly

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24
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desultory

A

jumping from one thing to another

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25
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diatribe

A

condemnatory speech

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26
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diffident

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lacking self confidence

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27
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dilate

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to make larger

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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29
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dilettante

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amateurish

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disabuse

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to set right

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disparate

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entirely unalike

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance

33
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dogma

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firmly held opinion

34
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dupe

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to deceive

35
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efficacy

A

effectiveness

36
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elegy

A

a sorrowful poem

37
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enervate

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to reduce in strength

38
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enumerate

A

to count or list

39
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ephemeral

A

lasting a short time

40
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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

41
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erudite

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learned, scholarly

42
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esoteric

A

known or understood only by a few

43
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euphemism

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an inoffensive word that takes the place of an offensive one

44
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exculpate

A

to clear from blame

45
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exigent

A

urgent

46
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exonerate

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to clear from blame

47
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fawn

A

Exaggerated flattery

48
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foment

A

to arouse or incite

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

50
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gregarious

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outgoing

51
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guile

A

deceit

52
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iconoclast

A

one who opposes established beliefs

53
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imperturbable

A

not capable of being disturbed

54
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impervious

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impossible to penetrate

55
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implacable

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unable to calm down

56
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inchoate

A

not fully formed, disorganized

57
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inimical

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hostile

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

60
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intransigent

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uncompromising,

61
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inundate

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to overwhelm

62
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irascible

A

easily made angry

63
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laconic

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using few words

64
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laud

A

to give praise, to glorify

65
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loquacious

A

talkative

66
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lucid

A

clear and easily understood

67
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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

68
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misanthrope

A

a person who dislikes others

69
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mollify

A

to calm down

70
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monotony

A

lack of variation

71
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obdurate

A

hardened in feeling

72
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obsequious

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overly submissive

73
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obstinate

A

stubborn

74
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obviate

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to prevent

75
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occlude

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to stop up, to prevent passage

76
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onerous

A

troublesome

77
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opaque

A

impossible to see through

78
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opprobrium

A

public disgrace

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