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GRE FLASHCARDS
omniscience
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noun:the state of knowing everything
Example: the notion of divine omniscience
precedence
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noun:the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank
Example: his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration
opportunism
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noun:the taking of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle
Example: he was accused of political opportunism
invulnerable
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adjective:impossible to harm or damage.
Example: no state in the region is now invulnerable to attack by another
unironic
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adjective:not ironic.
Example: the unironic representation of everydady objects
cede
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verb:give up, surrender
Example: high artists ceded the straightforward depiction
evocation
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noun:the act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind
Example: television promotes discontinuity of emotions in viewers through unnatural evocation
interminable
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adjective:endless or apparently endless
Example: we got bogged down in interminable discussions
cerulean warbler
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noun:a blue song bird
Example: You don't need it!
precarious
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adjective:not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
Example: warbler's status may be particularly precarious
copious
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adjective:abundant in supply or quantity
Example: she took copious notes
posturing
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noun:behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead
Example: more artistic posturing than historical fact
substantiate
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verb:provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Example: they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations
forgo
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verb:refrain from
Example: we forgo any comparison between the two humans
statuary
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noun:statues regarded collectively
Example: classical statuary
lucrative
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adjective:producing a great deal of profit
Example: hope of finding another lucrative medium
epistolary
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adjective:in the form of letters
Example: an epistolary novel
subvert
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verb:undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Example: subvert for her own ends
promulgate
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verb:promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
Example: these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization
underscore
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verb:to make evident
Example: underscore the importance of the occasion
obviate
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verb:remove (a need or difficulty).
Example: the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains
politicize
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verb:cause (an activity or event) to become political
Example: the administration did not want to politicize a tragedy
beholden
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adjective:owing thanks
Example: don't like to be beholden to anybody
acumen
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noun:ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions
Example: she hides a shrewd business acumen
inept
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adjective:clumsy, not skilled
Example: inept crimes
shrewdness
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noun:the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement
Example: he is a man of some tactical shrewdness
deft
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adjective:neatly skilful and quick in one's movements, demonstrating cleverness
Example: a deft piece of footwork
beguile
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verb:charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
Example: he beguiled the voters with his good looks
maladroit
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adjective:inefficient or inept; clumsy.
Example: both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled
preeminence
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noun:the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
Example: festival maintains its pre-eminence because of the quality of its programming
discern
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verb:recognize or find out, distinguish
Example: differences between the past and present is hard to discern
shirk
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verb:avoid or neglect
Example: Alka refused to shirk her responsibilities as author
tactless
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adjective:having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
Example: It seemed tactless to say so publicly

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