February Final Gre Flashcards Last One I Promise

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middling

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Average; without exceptional quality; fair. (HINT: Think "in the middle")


. medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling.
2. mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian: The restaurant's entrées are no better than middling.

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smelt

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–verb (used with object)
1. to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
2. to obtain or refine (metal) in this way.

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sybilline

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prophetic; relating to an oracle

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remunerative

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Related to finance or money; productive and/or profitable.

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mat

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Not shiny; having a dull finish; lacking contrast or gloss 'The mat finish of the photographs made them look dull; we wished that we had instead ordered glossy photo prints.'

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juggernaut

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an institution that promotes blind obedience; 2) something that crushes everything in its path

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recusant

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someone who refuses to accept or obey established authority

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humbug

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insincere person

. something intended to delude or deceive.
2. the quality of falseness or deception.
3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.

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clemency

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a disposition to show mercy

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caprice

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NOUN a sudden and unpredictable change

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unbeknown

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same as unknown E.g. "unbeknownst to him, his wife used to be a stripper."

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opposite of sophomoric is…..

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judicious (exhibiting sound judgment)


SOPHOMORIC=
# Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment: sophomoric behavior.

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apprehend

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SAME AS "COMPREHEND" To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues. (n.b. this is a second meaning of the term)

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liberality

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giving freely (OPPOSITE=parsimony)

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hock

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the ankle of a horse

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summarily

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adverb IMMEDIATELY: WITHOUT NOTICE: PRECIPITATELY– to be dismissed summarily from one's job. TO BE SUMMARILY EXECUTED

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idyll

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a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like. 2. a simple descriptive or narrative piece in verse or prose. 3. 5. a brief or inconsequential romantic affair.

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flourish (n.)

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10. an act or instance of brandishing. 11. an ostentatious display. 12. a decoration or embellishment, esp. in writing: He added a few flourishes to his signature.13. Rhetoric. a parade of fine language; an expression used merely for effect.

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subliminal

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Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.

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frieze

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any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall, a piece of furniture, etc.

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nave (NOT "knave")

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the central/main part of a church

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liberality

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The quality or state of being liberal or generous.

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disinter

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Antonym= "bury" 1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth. 2. to bring from obscurity into view: The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era.

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Despotic:tyranny :: Generous:liberality

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arabesque

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any ornament or ornamental object, as a rug or mosaic, in which flowers, foliage, fruits, vases, animals, and figures are represented in a fancifully combined pattern. ALSO the name for a ballet position

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coagulate

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1. to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.2. Biology. (of blood) to form a clot.

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veneer

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1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.4. a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance: a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.

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nib

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–noun 1. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.5. any pointed extremity.

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quaff:sip AS stride:mince ????

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mince: 5. to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.

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coalesce

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verb (used without object) 1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one. 2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd. 3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory. –verb (used with object) 4. to cause to unite in one body or mass.

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univocal

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n. A word or term having only one meaning.

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transmute

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v. tr.To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform: Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold. See Synonyms at convert. v. intr. To undergo transmutation.

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enzyme

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noun any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and ACT AS CATALYSTS in specific biochemical reactions

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gland

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A cell, a group of cells, or an organ that produces a SECRETION for use elsewhere in the body or in a body cavity or for elimination from the body.

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positivism

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Any of several doctrines or viewpoints, often similar to Comte's, that stress attention to actual practice over consideration of what is ideal: "Positivism became the 'scientific' base for authoritarian politics, especially in Mexico and Brazil" (Raymond Carr).

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colander

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a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.

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intemperate

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adj. Not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages.

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Troubled:distraught AS covetous:rapacious

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to be distraught is to be very troubled. To be rapacious is to be incredibly covetous of something

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milk:extract::exploit:utilize

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The antonym of PHILISTINE is….

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AESTHETE

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ENUNCIATE:WORDS :: PARSE:SENTENCES

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1. to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an articulate or a particular manner: He enunciates his words distinctly.
2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory.

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The antonym of EXTENUATING is

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AGGRAVATING


EXTENUATE means:
1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
2. to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
3. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.

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GUST:WIND::CLOUDBURST(sudden rain):RAINFALL

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PURIFICATION:DROSS::DESALINIZATION:SALT

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the act of purification removes dross. The act of desalinization removes salt

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PLANT:SOIL::ORGANISM:MEDIUM

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the antonym of BOOR is

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CIVIL PERSON

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LUMBER:(lack of)GRACE::WAVER:(lack of)RESOLUTION

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The antonym of IDYLL is

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EXPERIENCE FRAUGHT WITH TENSION

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TAMPER:ADJUST::MISREPRESENT:COMMUNICATE

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Antonym of MITIGATE

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EXACERBATE (you chose PREPONDERATE)

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Antonym of INCHOATE is

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EXPLICIT

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Antonym of SLAB is

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SLIVER

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Antonym of IMPETUOUS

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DELIBERATE


IMPETUOUS:
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.

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ENZYME:CATALYST::BACTERIA:MICROBE

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both are a kind of the latter

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LIEN:CLAIM::SUBPOENA:COMMAND

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LIEN is a kind of claim, as SUBPOENA is a kind of command.

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QUIXOTIC:IDEALISTIC: TOUCHY:SENSITIVE

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ARBOREAL:TREES::SIDEREAL:STARS

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Anytonym of RENT is

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MADE WHOLE

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WAFT:PLUMMET::MEANDER:DASH

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Antonym of GRIEVOUS is

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SLIGHT

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Antonym of ZENITH is

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lowest point

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Antonym of PRECIPITATE

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DELIBERATE

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feckless (other definition)

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. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy.

Eg. If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature's more FECKLESS creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

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blithely (another definition)

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. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless: a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings. Eg. If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature's more feckless creatures, BLITHELY laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

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MOCK:IMITATE::TAUNT:CHALLENGE

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Antonym of CADGE is

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EARN

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Antonym of ABJURE is

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ESPOUSE

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CREDULOUS:DUPE::INSENSITIVE:BOOR

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ABRADED:FRICTION::VAPORIZED:HEAT

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Antonym of SUPINE

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is FLUSTERED