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43 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity (n) GRE
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promptness in response
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Assuage (v) GRE
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to lessen the intensity pain or distress
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Axiomatic (adj) GRE
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self evident
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Canonical (adj) GRE
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authorized, following the canon of the bible
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Discordant (adj) GRE
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being at variance, disagree, incongruous, dissonant, harsh
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Marital (adj) GRE
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of or pertaining to marriage/conjugal/matrimonial
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Nebulous (adj) GRE
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hazy/vague/indistinct/confused, cloudy/cloudlike
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
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Amalgamate
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to combine/mix together
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Antipathy (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
a natural extreme dislike
an object of extreme dislike |
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Apathy (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
lack of interest
lack of emotion |
LoInterest
Insipid |
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Ardor (adj) GRE
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intense and passioate feeling
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Zeal
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Caustic
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biting in whit
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Corroborate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to provide supporting evidence
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Ancillary
Bolster Mainstay |
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Credulous
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too trusting: gullible
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Desultory
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jumping from one thing to another: disconnected
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Diatribe
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an abuse condemnatory speech
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Castigate
Deride |
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Diffident
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lack of self confidence
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Dilate
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to make larger/expand
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Dilatory
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intended to delay
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Filabuster
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Dilettante
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someone with amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Elegy
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sorrowful poem or speech
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Dirge
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Estimable
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admirable
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Eulogy (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
speech in praise of someone
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Advocate
Proponent Acclaim Encomium Extol Laud |
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Exculpate
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to clear from blame/prove innocent
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VINDICATE
Exonerate Disabuse |
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Exigent
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urgent/requiring immediate action
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Foment
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to arouse or incite
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Catalyst
Engender |
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Imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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Intransigent
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uncompromising/refusing to be reconciled
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Implacable
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Obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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Opprobrium
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public disgrace
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Pedant (n) GRE
Pedantic Commonly Seen-2 |
someone who shows off learning
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Perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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Plastic
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able to be molded, altered or bent
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Prevaricate (v) GRE
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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Chicanery
Dissemble Equivocate |
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Propitiate
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to concilate/appease
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Quiescent
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motionless
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Rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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Specious
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deceptively attractive/seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Stolid
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unemotional/lacking sensitivity
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Abet (v) GRE
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To support
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Ancillary (n) GRE
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1supporting/supplementary
2subordinate |
SUPPORT
Abet Bolster Corroborate Mainstay |
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Defer (v) GRE
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to delay for a future time/procrastinate
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