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GRE

68 cards·by julia.study
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prattle
verb- to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
precipitate
adjective- acting with excessive haste or impulse
precipitate
verb- to cause or happen before anticipated or required
predilection
noun- a dispassion in favour of something; preference
prescience
noun- foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
prevaricate
verb- to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms
noun-misgivings;reservations;causes for hesitancy
recant
verb- to retract, esp. a previously held belief
refute
to disprove, to successfully argue against
relegate
verb- to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
reticent
adjective- quiet;reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous
adjective- concerned and attentive, eager
sordid
adjective-characterized by filth, grime or squalor;foul
sporadic
adjective- occurring only occasionally; or in scattered instances
static
adjective- not moving, active or in motion; at rest
stupefy
verb- to stun baffle or amaze
perspicacious
adjective- acutely perceptive; having a ready insight into the understanding of things
perfunctory
adjective- cursory; done without care or interest
perfidy
noun- intentional breach of faith; treachery
perennial
adjective- recurrent through the year or many years
parody
noun- a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
paean
noun- a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
onerous
adjective-troubling; burdensome
obviate
verb- to anticipate and make unnecessary
obtuse
adjective- lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
noxious
adjective- harmful
nascent
adjective- coming into being; in early developmental stages
nebulous
adjective- vague;cloudy;lacking clearly defined form
mundane
adjective- of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
martial
adjective-associated with war and the armed forces
magnanimity
noun-the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart
lucid
adjective-clear;easily understood
waver
verb- to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
voracious
adjective- having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
virulent
adjective- extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
veracity
noun- truthfulness; honesty
truculent
adjective- fierce and cruel; eager to fight
tortuous
adjective- winding
torque
noun- a force that causes rotation
synthesis
noun-the combination of parts to make a whole
stymie
verb-to block; thwart
convoluted
complex or complicated; difficult to follow
connoisseur
an astute judge in matters of taste; expert
neologism
a new word creation or use of new words or senses
discordant
disagreeing or incongruous; harsh or jarring
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
laud
to praise highly for their achievements
anomaly
an abnormality or deviation from the norm
squander
to waste something in a reckless and foolish manner
zealot
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious
centrifuge
a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies force to separate contents
arduous
strenuous
inured
accustomed to something
canonical
according to or ordered by canon law. Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
eloquent
well spoken
enervate
to weaken to reduce in vitality
scintillate
to emit flashes of light; sparkle
miser
a person who hoards wealth
disabuse
to undeceive
erudite
very learned
servile
showing an excessive need to please or serve others
effrontery
not showing proper respect. Being rude. Extreme boldness
alacrity
cheerful readiness; eager and enthusiastic willingness
disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
capricious
erratic
Ingenuous
innocent and unsuspecting
Filibuster
intentional obstruction esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
Exigent
ergent