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Variegated GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Variegated GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈveə.rɪ.geɪ.tɪd/ (adj) Definition showing or having various colors, diversified, varied, multicolor, multihued, varicolored, multicolored, polychromatic, parti-colored, colorful, motley, many-colored Example Purple butterflies are not exactly rare. However, you do not always find a consistently purple color, its more common to find various and variegated shades of blue, black and purple co-mingled…

Grievous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Grievous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈgriː.vəs/ (adj) Definition extremely serious and grave, painful, severe, vehement, intense, awful, demanding, dolorous, dreadful, onerous, burdensome, traumatic, dire, calamitous, mortal, agonizing, mournful Example Anxiety can be normal and understandable, especially in response to difficult times. But when anxiety becomes crippling, it is destructive and disruptive. Getting treatment is the first…

Catalyst GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Catalyst GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/ (noun) Definition (chemistry) a substance that facilitates or accelerates chemical reaction while it doesn’t change by itself, catalytic agent, chemical agent, accelerator – somethin or someone that causes or accelerates changes, impetus, stimulus, facilitator, motivation, goad, promoter, impulse, incentive, stimulant, incitation, spur, spark Example Catalyst, in chemistry is any substance…

Meretricious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Definition of Meretricious as a GRE Vocabulary Flashcard also found in 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam for advanced learners of English together with illustration and in authentic examples /ˌmer.ɪˈtrɪʃ.əs/ (adj) Definition superficially or falsely attractive, flashy, gaudy, insincere, fake, tawdry, worthless, loud, specious, cheap, valueless, vulgar, glaring, showy, spurious Example…

Occlude GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Occlude GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɒˈklu:d/ (verb) Definition to block the passage of something, obstruct, cut off the flow of something, stop, close up, choke, barricade, shut, close, clog Example The Sun is completely occluded in a solar eclipse because the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Even though the Moon is much smaller than…

Husband GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Husband GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈhʌz.bənd/ (noun & verb) Definition Verb: to manage and use something economically and carefully in a thrifty way, use something especially money carefully and sparingly, put aside, economize, make ends meet, be frugal with, conserve, hoard, save for a rainy day, preserve Noun: a woman’s spouse Example 25% of Americans say…

Pusillanimous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Definition of Pusillanimous as a GRE Vocabulary Flashcard also found in 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with illustrations and synonyms and for advanced learners of English /ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ɪ.məs/ (adj) Definition frightened of taking any risk or action, lacking courage, cowardly and weak, timorous, timid, gutless, craven, faint-hearted, tremulous, lily-livered, spineless, sissy,…

Stratagem GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Stratagem GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/ (noun) Definition a clever scheme or trick used to deceive others especially your enemy, artifice, ploy, plan, ruse, maneuver, feint, machination, wile, trickery, subterfuge, device, tactic Example The Thirty-Six Stratagems is a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and civil interaction. Its focus…

Aberrant GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Aberrant GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈber.ənt/ (adj) Definition unusual or atypical, abnormal, anomalous, deviant, irregular, peculiar, strange, inordinate, uncommon, bizarre, freakish, unorthodox, divergent, odd, eccentric, errant, perverted Example Abnormality (or dysfunctional behavior) is any aberrant behavioral assigned to those with conditions that are regarded as rare or dysfunctional. Behavior is considered to be abnormal or aberrant…

Overwrought GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Overwrought GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːt/ (adj) Definition in a state of being nervous, upset and apprehensive, anxious, restive, on edge, overexcited, tense, distraught, stressed, agitated, edgy – strained, overworked, overdone, elaborate, ornate Example Hoarseness is a general term that can encompass a wide range of sounds, such as a raspy or breathy voice. While hoarseness…