Gre Flashcards 2 (F-G-H-I)

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fatuous

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ADJECTIVE

silly, inanely foolish

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feckless

Back 2

ADJECTIVE

ineffectual; irresponsible

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felicitous

Back 3

ADJECTIVE

apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos

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fell

Back 4

NOUN

a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide

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florid

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ADJECTIVE

flushed with color, ruddy, ornate

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foment

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VERB

to stire up, incite, rouse

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forbearance

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NOUN

patience, willingness to wait

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forswear

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VERB

to renounce, disallow, repudiate

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fractious

Back 9

ADJECTIVE

quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky

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froward

Back 10

ADJECTIVE

intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient

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fulminate

Back 11

VERB

to attack loudly or denounce

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gainsay

Back 12

VERB

to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

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gambol

Back 13

VERB

to skip about playfully, frolic

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germane

Back 14

ADJECTIVE

relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter

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glib

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ADJECTIVE

lacking in depth; superficial

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grandiloquence

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NOUN

pompous speech or expression

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grouse

Back 17

VERB

to grumble or complain

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guileless

Back 18

ADJECTIVE

naive or free from duplicity or cunning

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guy

Back 19

NOUN

a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide

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hackneyed

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ADJECTIVE

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent use

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harangue

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VERB

to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

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harrow

Back 22

VERB

to distress, create stress or torment

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hegemony

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NOUN

the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

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hermetic

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ADJECTIVE

airtight, impervious to outside influence

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heterodox

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ADJECTIVE

unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

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hirsute

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ADJECTIVE

hairy, shaggy

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homily

Back 27

NOUN

a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude

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hubris

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NOUN

arrogant presumption or pride

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hyperbole

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NOUN

an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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iconoclast

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NOUN

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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ignominious

Back 31

ADJECTIVE

shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

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imbroglio

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NOUN

difficult or embarrassing situation

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impecunious

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ADJECTIVE

lacking funds, without money

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impetuous

Back 34

ADJECTIVE

hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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importune

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VERB

to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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impugn

Back 36

VERB

attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny

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impute

Back 37

VERB

to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic

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inchoate

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ADJECTIVE

in an initial stage, not fully formed

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incipient

Back 39

ADJECTIVE

beginning to come into being

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ineluctable

Back 40

ADJECTIVE

certain, inevitable

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infelicitous

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ADJECTIVE

unfortunate; inappropriate

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ingenuous

Back 42

ADJECTIVE

artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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inimical

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ADJECTIVE

damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly

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inqiuity

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NOUN

wickedness, gross injustice

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innervate

(not enervate)

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VERB

to supply with nerves, energize

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insipid

Back 46

ADJECTIVE

without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull

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insouciant

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ADJECTIVE

unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant

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interdict

Back 48

VERB

prohibit, forbid, ban, halt

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intransigent

Back 49

ADJECTIVE

refusing to compromise

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inveigh

Back 50

VERB

to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate

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inveigle

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VERB

to obtain by deception or flattery

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inveterate

Back 52

ADJECTIVE

deep rooted, ingrained, habitual