Gre Flash Cards #4

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acerbic

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adj
having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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aggrandize

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v
to increase in intensity, power or presitge

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alchemy

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n
mideval science of transmutation of metals - esp into gold

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amenable

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adj
agreeable; responsive to suggestioin

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anachronism

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n
something or someone ourt of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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astringent

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adj/n
having a tightening effect n tissue; harsh; severe

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contiguous

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adj
sharing a border; touching; adjcacent

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convention

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n
generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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credulous

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adj
tending to believe to readily; gullible

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cynicism

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n
belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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decorum

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n
polite or appropriate behavior or conduct

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derision

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n
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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desiccate

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v
to dry out or dehydrate

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dilettante

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n
one with amatuerish or superficial interst in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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disparage

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v
to slight or belittle

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divulge

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v
to disclose something secret

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fawn

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v
to flatter or praise excessivley

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flout

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v
to show contempt for, asin a rule or convention

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garrulous

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adj
pointlessly talkate; talking too much

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glib

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adj
marked by ease or infomality; nonchalnt; lacking depth

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hubris

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n
overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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imminent

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adj
about to happen; impending

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immutable

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adj
not capable of change

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impetuous

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adj
hasty or rashly energenic; impulsive and vehement

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indifferent

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adj
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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inimical

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adj
damaging; harmful; injurious

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intractable

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adj
not easily managed or directed; stubborn

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intrepid

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adj
steadfast and corageous

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laconic

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adj
using few word; terse (opposite of garrulous)

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maverick

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n
an independent individaul who does not go along with a group or party

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mercurial

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adj
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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mollify

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v
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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neophyte

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n
a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

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obfuscate

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v
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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obstinate

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adj
stubbord; hardheaded; uncompromising

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ostentations

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adj
characerized by pretentious display; showy

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pervade

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v
to permeate througout

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phlegmatic

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adj
calm; sluggish; unmotivated

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plethora

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n
overabundance; surplus

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pragmatic

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adj
practical rather than idealistic

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presumptous

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adj
overstepping due bounds; taking liberties

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pristine

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adj
pure; uncorrupted; clean

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probity

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n
adherence to highest principles; complete integrity; uprightness

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proclivity

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n
natural predisposition or inclination

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profligate

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adj
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagent

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prosaic

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adj
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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pungent

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adj
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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quixotic

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adj
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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quotidian

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adj
ocurring or redurring daily; commonplace

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rarefy

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v
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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recondite

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adj
hidden; concealed; obscure

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refulgent

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adj
radiant; shiny; brilliant

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renege

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v
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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sedulous

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adj
diligent; persistent; hardworking

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shard

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n
piece of broken pottery or glass

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soporific

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adj
causing drowsiness

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sparse

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adj
thin; not dense; arrange at widely spaced intervals

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spendthrift

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n
one who spends money wastefully

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subtle

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adj
not obvious; difficult to discern

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tacit

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adj
implied; not explicitly stated

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terse

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adj
brief and concise

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tout

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v
to publicly praise or promote

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trenchant

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adj
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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unfeigned

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adj
genuine; not false or hypochritical

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untenable

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adj
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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vascillate

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v
to waver indecisively between two decisions

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varigated

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adj
multicolored; characterized by a varitey of patches of different color

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vexation

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n
annoyance; irritation

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vigilant

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adj
alertly watchful

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vituperate

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v
to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely; berate

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volatile

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adj
readily changing to a vapor; changable; fickle; explosive