gre verbal 16 Flash Cards

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juggernaut	form of Krishna; crushing force; huge truck	0	anahitb Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:41:17 GMT
prune	clip, snip, trim, cut back, prune back, reduce, shorten; offensive term insulting someone’s intelligence, cut branches of plant; remove something unnecessary	0	anahitb Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:41:17 GMT
impressionable	vulnerable, suggesdtible, susceptible, easily influenced, sensitive, gullible, pliable, receptive, ready to accept or be impressed by the experiences, opinions, and personalities of other people	0	anahitb Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:41:17 GMT
automatons	a machine that contains its own power source and can perform a complicated series of actions, including responses to external stimuli, without human intervention; somebody who acts like a machine	0	anahitb Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:41:17 GMT
Stifle	smother, asphyxiate, throttle, suffocate: to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere, suppress: to stifle a yawn, repress, retrain, check, keep in check, curb, hold back	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:03:45 GMT
deter	discourage, put off, daunt, dissuade, prevent, frighten to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
negligent	neglectful, careless, nonchalant, relaxed, casual, easy, informal	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
hustler	an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter. Slang. a person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler. Informal. an expert gambler or game player who seeks out challengers, esp. unsuspecting amateur ones, in order to win money from them: He earned his living as a pool hustler.	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
belabor	dwell on, overstress, to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule: a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries. To beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
Ebb	ebb tide, outgoing tide, flow, go out, flow away, fade, diminish, fail, disappear a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
scour	rub, dean, polish, search, comb, hunt, to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour grease from pots and pans; to remove by or as if by cleansing; get rid of.	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
turpitude	a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: depravity]	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
cull	pick, gather, select, collect, amass, harvest	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
plow	v till, cultivate, turn over, work; invest, reinvest	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
veneration	worship, adoration, reverence, respect, admiration, regard	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
foment	to cause or stir up trouble or rebellion, stimulate, stir up, provoke, fuel, encourage, generate, incite, aggravate, agitate	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
ferocity	rage, fierceness, cruelty, wildness, viciousness, strength, intensity	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
dupe	fool, trick, deceive, con, take in, cheat, hoodwink, swindle, sucker, mug, victim of deceit, target	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
invective	abusive language used to attack, blame, or denounce somebody, diatribe, criticism, tirade, attack, abuse	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT
ingratiating	seeking to please somebody, sycophantic, obsequious, fawning, toadying, slimy	0	anahitb Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:01:22 GMT

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