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Englisch GRE (Subject) / Englisch GRE Teil 3 (Lesson)
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- Scurvy - 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C/ 2. contemptible/ rascally 1
- Tutelary - serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)] 1
- Abscission - cutting/ process causing leaves to fall off 1
- Contentious - causing argument [contention (n)/ contend (v)] 1
- Debilitating - weakening [debilitate (v)] 1
- Foible - quirk/ minor weakness 1
- Importune - beg/ solicit [importunate (a)] 1
- Pertain - be relevant to [pertinent (a)] 1
- Slew - glut/ excess 1
- Toady - sycophant/ flatterer 1
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- Torrid - hot and steamy 1
- Veracious - true [veracity (n)] 1
- Asperity - using harsh or critical tone 1
- Blowhard - boastful person 1
- Disingenuous - crafty 1
- Evanescent - short-lived [evanescence (n)] 1
- Intangible - cannot be touched/ abstract [intangibility (n)] 1
- Labile - changing rapidly/ unstable 1
- Malapropism - use of similar sounding but incorrect word 1
- Posture (v) - to put on an act 1
- Proximate - immediate/ nearest 1
- Pugnacious - aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)] 1
- Foreshadowed - indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)] 1
- Gaucherie - awkwardness [gauche (a)] 1
- Heterodox - unorthodox 1
- Inscrutability - quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable (a)] 1
- Limerick - short amusing poem 1
- Mannered - stylized/ pretentious 1
- Pluck (n) - courage 1
- Sedulous - persevering/ eager and thorough 1
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- Syllogism - type of logical reasoning 1
- Vicissitude - unexpected change in fortune or circumstances 1
- Acolyte - disciple/ follower or attendant 1
- Admonitory - scolding [admonition (n)] 1
- Caprices - whimsies/ fancies 1
- Cornucopia - symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundance 1
- Deferential - showing respect [deference (n)/ defer (v)] 1
- Intractability - stubbornness/ resistance [intractable (a)] 1
- Luminary - eminent person 1
- Minion - underling/ servant 1
- Undergird - support/ strengthen 1
- Vitiate - weaken/ sap energy 1
- Coterie - clique/ small group with common interests 1
- Denigrate - decry/ criticize/ belittle 1
- Empirical - found by experiment or practice 1
- Gainsay - contradict 1
- Hyperbole - exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)] 1
- Modest - 1. bashful/ unpretentious/ 2. not excessive 1
- Prolixity - wordiness [prolix (a)] 1
- Rebus - puzzle in which pictures give clues 1