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78 Cards in this Set
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ACUMEN (noun) |
keen, accurate judgment or insight |
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ADULTERATE (verb) |
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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ARCHAIC (adj.) |
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time |
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AMALGAMATE (verb) |
to combine several elements into a whole |
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AVER (verb) |
to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
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BOLSTER (verb) |
to provide support or reinforcement |
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BOMBASTIC (adj.) |
pompous; grandiloquent |
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DIATRIBE (noun) |
a harsh denunciation |
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DISSEMBLE (verb) |
to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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ECCENTRIC (adj.) |
departing from norms or conventions |
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ENDEMIC (adj.) |
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
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EVANESCENT (adj.) |
tending to disappear live vapor; vanishing |
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EXACERBATE (verb) |
to make worse or more severe |
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FERVENT (adj.) |
greatly emotional or zealous |
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FORTUITOUS (adj.) |
happening by accident or chance |
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GERMANE (adj.) |
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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GRANDILOQUENCE (noun) |
pompous speech or expression |
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HACKNEYED (adj.) |
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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HALCYON (adj.) |
calm or peaceful |
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HEDONISM (noun) |
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses |
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HEGEMONY (noun) |
the consistent dominance of one state or group over others |
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ICONOCLAST (noun) |
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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IDOLATROUS (adj.) |
given to intense or excessive devotion to something that's not God or godly
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IMPASSIVE (adj.) |
revealing no emotion |
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IMPERTURBABLE (adj.) |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness |
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IMPLACABLE (adj.) |
nor capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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IMPUNITY (noun) |
immunity from punishment or penalty |
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INCHOATE (adj.) |
an initial stage; not fully formed |
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INFELICITOUS (adj.) |
unfortunate; inappropriate |
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INSIPID (adj.) |
lacing in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge |
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LOQUATIOUS (adj.) |
extremely talkative |
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LUMINOUS (adj.) |
characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
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MALEVOLENT (adj.) |
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
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MALLEABLE (adj.) |
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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MENDACITY (noun) |
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
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METICULOUS (adj.) |
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
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MISANTHROPE (noun) |
one who hates all other humans |
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MITIGATE (verb) |
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
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OBDURATE (adj.) |
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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OBSEQUIOUS (adj.) |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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OCCLUDE (verb) |
to obstruct or block |
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OPPROBRIUM (noun) |
disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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PEDAGOGY (noun) |
to profession or principles of teaching, or instructing |
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PEDANTIC (adj.) |
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge |
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PENURY (noun) |
poverty; destitution |
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PERVASIVE (adj.) |
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
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PINE (verb) |
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor |
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PIRATE (verb) |
to illegally use or reproduce |
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PITH (noun) |
the essential or central part |
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PITHY (adj.) |
precise and brief |
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PLACATE (verb) |
to appease; to calm by making concessions |
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PLATITUDE (noun) |
a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
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PLUMMET (verb) |
to plunge or drop straight down |
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POLEMICAL (adj.) |
controversial; argumentative |
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PRODIGAL (adj.) |
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
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PROFUSE (adj.) |
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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PROLIFERATE (verb) |
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
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QUERIES (noun) |
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations |
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QUERULOUS (adj.) |
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
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RANCOROUS (adj.) |
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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RECALCITRANT (adj.) |
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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REPUDIATE (verb) |
refusing to have anything to do with; to disown |
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RESCIND (verb) |
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract |
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REVERENT (adj.) |
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect |
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RHETORIC (noun) |
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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SALUBRIOUS (adj.) (Salud!) |
promoting health or well-being |
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SOLVENT (adj.) |
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
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SPECIOUS (adj.) (Most GRE answer choices) |
seeming true, but actually fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
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SPURIOUS (adj.) |
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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SUBPOENA (noun) |
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
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SUCCINCT (adj.) |
brief; concise |
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SUPERFLOUS (adj.) |
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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SURFEIT (verb) |
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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TENACITY (adj.) |
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
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TENUOUS (adj.) |
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
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TIRADE (noun) |
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
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TRANSIENT (adj.) |
fleeing; passing quickly; brief |
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ZEALOUS (adj.) |
fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause |
