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Week 8 Vocab Flashcards

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castigation

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(n) Severe criticism, reproach, or punishment

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repine

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(v) To be discontent, complain, or fret
(v) To yearn or long deeply for something

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meteoric

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(adj.) Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance

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minatory

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(adj.) Menacing or threatening in nature or aspect

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endemic

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(adj. ) Native to or characteristic of a certain place or people
(adj. ) Restricted or confined to a specific area or place

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abrogate

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(v) To abolish, annul, or put aside, usually officially

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broach

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(v) To mention, suggest, or bring up
(v) To tap, pierce, or open up

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deposition

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(n) The act of removing from power
(n) Testimony under oath
(n) The process of depositing, or the state of being deposited

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accretion

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(n) Growth by gradual addition or buildup

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deride

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(v) To scorn, mock, jeer, or ridicule

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revere

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(v) To regard with respect, devotion, deference, and awe

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boisterous

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(adj.) Rough and noisy or rowdy; clamorous

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opprobrium

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(n) Disgrace or infamy due to shameful, despicable behavior
(n) Harsh contempt or condemnation
(n) A cause for shame or disgrace

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sate

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(v) To satisfy or appease (an appetite) fully
(v) To indulge (an appetite) to excess; to glut

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nascent

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(adj.) Developing or coming into existence

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equitable

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(adj.) Fair and impartial; characterized by or showing equity (equity = fairness)

(Note: do not confuse with equivocal, meaning ambivalent, undecided)

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natty

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(adj.) Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)

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accolade

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(n) An award, praise, or expression of approval

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seamy

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(adj.) Sordid, unpleasant, showing the low side of life

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sedulous

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(adj. ) Diligent or persevering in effort or application
(adj. ) Done or achieved through perseverance

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efface

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(v. ) To erase; to rub or wipe out.
(v. ) To conduct oneself inconspicuously, to make oneself “invisible”.

Often used in the expression “self-effacing.”

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neologism

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(n) A new word, phrase, or usage
(n) A psychotic symptom involving the creation of new words

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seminal

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(adj. ) Pertaining to seed, having possibility of future development
(adj. ) Very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)

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nexus

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(n) A link or connection
(n) A connected group or series
(n) The core, focus, or central point of connection

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tacit
(adj. ) Expressed without words; unspoken (adj. ) Implied or indicated but not explicitly expressed
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supine
(adj. ) Lying on the back or face up (adj. ) Showing or characterized by lethargy, passivity, or apathetic inactivity; mentally or morally indifferent or lax
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caustic
(adj. ) Capable of burning, corroding, or eating away at (adj. ) Cutting, harsh, sarcastic, or severely critical
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nugatory
(adj. ) Of little value, worth, or importance; trifling or inconsequential (adj. ) Without force or effectiveness
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disaffect
(v) To make unhappy or unloyal, to alienate the affection or support of
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bombastic
(adj.) Overblown, pompous, inflated, or pretentious
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estrange
(v) To make unfriendly or hostile, keep at a distance
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obstinacy
(adj. ) Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course, against argument or persuasion (adj. ) Difficult to control, subdue, or remedy
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sinewy
(adj. ) Full of sinews (tendons); tough and stringy or strong (adj. ) Lean and muscular; strong, forceful, or vigorous
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boor
(n) A rude or coarse person; someone without manners or sensitivity (n) A peasant
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occluded
(v) To obstruct, close up, or block off (v) To prevent the passage of
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slew
(n) A large number or quantity (“a whole slew of problems”)
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continent
(adj.) Exercising or marked by self-restraint, especially of the desires
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cessation
(n) A temporary or final stopping or ceasing
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odium
(n) The state or quality of being odious (arousing contempt or strong displeasure) (n) Contempt, dislike, or repugnance (n) Disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible or hateful acts
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sodden
(adj. ) Weighted down with or as if with water; soaked thoroughly (adj. ) Dull or expressionless, as from drink (adj. ) Sluggish or torpid
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surfeit
(n) 1. An excessive amount or oversupply 2. Overindulgence (such as in food or drink), disgust from overindulgence (v) To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e., satiety, excess, or disgust)
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solvent
(adj.) Able to pay debts; not bankrupt
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breach
(n) the act or result of rupturing, or breaking; rift, fissure (n) a violation or infraction, a severance of friendly relations
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onerous
(adj. ) Burdensome or troublesome (“onus” = burden) (adj. ) Entailing legal obligations that exceed the benefits
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fervid
(adj. ) Very, glowing, or burning (adj. ) Marked by great zeal, feeling, or fervor
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opaque
(adj. ) Impenetrable to light; not transparent or reflecting light (adj. ) Hard to understand, so obscure as to be unclear or unintelligible (adj. ) Dim-witted or mentally slow
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lethargic
(adj.) Characterized by or causing lethargy (sluggishness, inactivity) or indifference
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chary
(adj. ) Cautious or wary (adj. ) Sparing, hesitant to give, accept, or expend
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tendentious
(adj.) Partisan, marked by a strong point of view
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puerile
(adj. ) Pertaining to childhood (adj. ) Childishly foolish or immature, juvenile
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bedizen
(v) Dress or decorate in a gaudy, ostentatious way
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internecine
(adj. ) Pertaining to conflict within a group (adj. ) Mutually destructive
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screen
(n) A long discourse or piece of writing (n) A diatribe, an angry speech
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sere
(adj.) Dry or withered
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semiotics
(n) The theory or study of signs and symbols used as elements communication; the study of languages, gestures, even clothing used as communication

Manhattan GRE Vocab (8 decks)

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