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GRE Vocab 2

Kavita Athalye English 191 cards

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  1. 1CogentClear and persuasive
  2. 2AvariceGreed
  3. 3SanctimoniousBragging that you’re pious
  4. 4FleeceDeceit
  5. 5UnconscionableUnscrupulous or unreasonable
  6. 6BeatificBlissfully happy
  7. 7LassitudeExtreme tiredness
  8. 8MeleeWild confusing fight or struggle
  9. 9CadaverousGaunt, emancipated
  10. 10ChauvinistA person who believes in the superiority of their group
  11. 11WaxTo increase in size or intensity
  12. 12JuntaAggressive takeover by military
  13. 13ImponderableImpossible to guess
  14. 14MisanthropeHater of mankind
  15. 15ImmaterialNot relevant
  16. 16FlushTo be in abundance
  17. 17BellicoseInclined to fight
  18. 18AboveboardOpen and honest
  19. 19HeydayPinnacle of time period or career
  20. 20PittanceSmall amount of money
  21. 21PugnaciousVerbal arguing
  22. 22AmokFrenzy or uncontrolled state
  23. 23RaftLarge amount of something
  24. 24CheckeredUnfortunate happenings
  25. 25ViragoIll tempered woman
  26. 26MutedSoftened, subdued
  27. 27JocularJoking, Having good humor
  28. 28InclementWeather, stormy
  29. 29RenegeFailure to fulfill promise or obligation
  30. 30ImpedeObstacle, hindrance
  31. 31ThwartHinder, prevent
  32. 32IncessantContinuous, uninterrupted, nonstop
  33. 33ResolveCome to a conclusion
  34. 34PithyConcise but full of meaning
  35. 35DisenfranchiseRemove voting rights
  36. 36ObdurateStubborn and emotionally unyielding
  37. 37RaffishCarefree, unconventional
  38. 38QuandaryUncertainty when deciding between 2 choices
  39. 39AppreciableNoticeable
  40. 40PloddingSlow moving
  41. 41BoonDesired state, close companion
  42. 42ConsummateShow off mastery of skills
    Complete something to make it whole
  43. 43IngenuityCreative imagination
  44. 44AscendancyOne group has more power over the others
  45. 45MootOpen to debate
  46. 46FickleSubject to impulsiveness or being unpredictable
  47. 47GrovelShow submission or fear
  48. 48GlibA person speaking with ease but without sincerity
  49. 49AssailAttack in speech or writing
  50. 50TawdryTastelessly showy or cheap
  51. 51DebaseTo lower the value of something
  52. 52PrecedentAn example that is used to justify similar occurrences later in time
  53. 53ContemptuousLooking down at others with a sneering attitude
  54. 54HamstrungMade ineffective or powerless
  55. 55SpurnReject with contempt
  56. 56UrbaneVery refined through social experience
  57. 57CornucopiaAbundant supply of something good
  58. 58SmatteringSmall amount of something
  59. 59IrresoluteUncertain how to act or proceed
  60. 60VacuousDevoid of intelligence, lacking importance
  61. 61GenteelRefined taste and manners
  62. 62RankleMake someone angry
  63. 63DerisiveAbusing vocally
  64. 64FacetiousAmusing in tone
  65. 65BuckResist
  66. 66CredenceBelief in something
  67. 67DestitutePoor or lacking
  68. 68UnprecedentedNever known or done before- novelty
  69. 69EkeTo scrape by, live off of meager resources
  70. 70GoadUrge with unpleasant comments
  71. 71MaximShort saying expressing a general truth
  72. 72CollusionAgreement on secret plot
  73. 73LeeryOpenly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  74. 74BrusquelyBlunt direct manner
  75. 75ImpregnableImmune to attack, can't be tampered with
  76. 76MalevolentWish evil on others, intense hatred
  77. 77BenevolentWell meaning, kind
  78. 78SereneCalm and blissful
  79. 79ObstinateStubbornly persistent, resistant to discipline
  80. 80PastoralRelating to the countryside
  81. 81PlacidNot easily irritated
  82. 82ToutAdvertise in strongly positive terms
  83. 83AphoristicConcise and instructive of a general truth or principle
  84. 84ConniveTake part in immoral and unethical plots
  85. 85ConvolutedIntricate and complex
  86. 86CredulityTendency to believe readily
  87. 87FoibleBehavior that is peculiar to an individual
  88. 88TactKnowing how to deal with others without being offensive
  89. 89BenightedFallen into a state of ignorance
  90. 90MachinatingDeception
  91. 91ProtractedLengthy
  92. 92ApothegmPithy- concise, short
  93. 93EpigramConcise
  94. 94DispatchQuick, fast
  95. 95PersnicketyFastidious, fussy
  96. 96LegionGreat number of something
  97. 97BoorishnessUncivilized, rude
  98. 98CanardRumors, falsities
  99. 99Celeritous, celeritySwift
  100. 100RemissNegligent
  101. 101RetiringShy and reserved
  102. 102ObeisanceDeferential
  103. 103CavilCriticize
  104. 104CarpingFind fault with others over petty things
  105. 105SolicitudeCheck up on someone
  106. 106MettlesomeCoping well and resilient
  107. 107ObstreperousNoisy and uncontrollable
  108. 108RedressMake right
  109. 109Trifling issuesMinor issues
  110. 110DebonairConfident, stylish, charming
  111. 111VanguardLeading the way in new developments
  112. 112GraftCorruption
  113. 113ObjurgateScold
  114. 114SlightInsult
  115. 115BehoovedObliged; it is one’s duty
  116. 116UnwittinglyAccidentally or unintentionally
  117. 117SubterfugeDeceit in order to achieve one’s goals
  118. 118SpartanIndifference to comfort or luxury
  119. 119GallingUpsetting
  120. 120IrascibleIrritated or annoyed
  121. 121PugnaciousHostile or aggressive towards
  122. 122DisabusePersuade someone that their belief is not valid
  123. 123BiliousIrritable, always angry
  124. 124SybariteA person who indulges in luxuries
  125. 125JuggernautA force that cannot be stopped
  126. 126PalimpsestMany changes have been made but you can see them all
  127. 127CurmudgeonGrouchy, surly person
  128. 128BlinkeredLimited outlook or understanding
  129. 129BenightedFallen into a state of ignorance
  130. 130PropitiateTo placate or appease
  131. 131ExcoriateTo criticize very harshly
  132. 132PyrrhicVictory isn’t worthwhile because it cost a lot
  133. 133PhantasmagoricalIllusion/unreal
  134. 134SangfroidCalmness or poise in difficult situations
  135. 135ImbroglioConfusing and potentially embarrassing situation
  136. 136GerrymanderManipulate voting districts in order to favor a political party
  137. 137SchadenfreudeJoy from watching others suffer
  138. 138PicayuneTrifling or petty person
  139. 139VenialEasily excused or forgiven
  140. 140RemonstrateObjections while pleading
  141. 141ParvenuNouveau riche
  142. 142PeremptoryBossy and domineering
  143. 143SententiousTo be moralizing in a pompous sense
  144. 144ArchDeliberately teasing
  145. 145HedgeTo limit a statement and avoid making a direct statement
  146. 146MettlesomeFilled with courage
  147. 147FellTerribly evil
  148. 148ExpurgateRemove objectionable material
  149. 149ApotheosisHighest point of development, divine status
  150. 150MulctDefraud or swindle
  151. 151JejuneDull, lacking flavor, immature, childish
  152. 152ExecrateCurse and hiss at
  153. 153LimpidHaving clarity in terms of expression
  154. 154ArrivisteSocial climber, position of power
  155. 155InvectiveAbusive language
  156. 156TendentiousLikely to lean towards controversial view
  157. 157PollyannaishExtremely optimistic
  158. 158QuislingTraitor
  159. 159SartorialRelated to fashion or clothes
  160. 160ImpecuniousLacking money, poor
  161. 161JaundicedBiased towards due to envy
  162. 162MalapropismConfusion of a word with another word that sounds familiar
  163. 163VituperativeCriticize harshly
  164. 164MellifluousSmooth and sweet sounding
  165. 165MartinetStrict disciplinarian
  166. 166CupidityGreed for money
  167. 167ProteanVersatile, readily takes on different roles
  168. 168ObloquiesStrong criticism or verbal abuse
  169. 169DeificationExtreme word for positive
  170. 170ParsimonyStingy
  171. 171PulchritudeBeauty
  172. 172IndolenceLaziness
  173. 173AntediluvianOutdated
  174. 174DesultoryLacking plan or purpose
  175. 175PacificPeaceful
  176. 176SemioticsRelated to signs and symbols
  177. 177VaingloriousBoastful
  178. 178BrookTolerate or condone
  179. 179ParagonExemplify
  180. 180TruismSelf-evident claims
  181. 181MoresCustoms or rules
  182. 182TonyPosh or stylish
  183. 183PrudishShocked by sex talk
  184. 184LicentiousOverly sexual negatively
  185. 185PerspicaciousHaving ready insight into things
  186. 186Effeteover refined
  187. 187Halcyonideally happy and peaceful
  188. 188chivyingpersist and annoy someone to do something
  189. 189abasehumiliate
  190. 190retrenchreduce
  191. 191incommutablenot capable of being changed

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Flashcards on GRE Vocab 2, created by Kavita Athalye on 15/06/2019.
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