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omniscience
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noun:
the state of knowing everything
Example:
the notion of divine
omniscience
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precedence
ETS TEST T I S1 Q1
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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
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opportunism
ETS TEST T I S1 Q1
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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
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invulnerable
ETS TEST T I S1 Q2
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adjective:
impossible to harm or damage.
Example:
no state in the region is now
invulnerable
to attack by another
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unironic
ETS TEST T I S1 Q3
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adjective:
not ironic.
Example:
the
unironic
representation of everydady objects
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cede
ETS TEST T I S1 Q3
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verb:
give up, surrender
Example:
high artists
ceded
the straightforward depiction
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evocation
ETS TEST T I S1 Q4
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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
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interminable
ETS TEST T I S1 Q4
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adjective:
endless or apparently endless
Example:
we got bogged down in
interminable
discussions
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cerulean warbler
ETS TEST T I S1 Q5
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noun:
a blue song bird
Example:
You don't need it!
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precarious
ETS TEST T I S1 Q5
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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
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copious
ETS TEST T I S1 Q5
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adjective:
abundant in supply or quantity
Example:
she took
copious
notes
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posturing
ETS TEST T I S1 Q6
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noun:
behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead
Example:
more artistic
posturing
than historical fact
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substantiate
ETS TEST T I S1 Q6
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verb:
provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Example:
they had found nothing to
substantiate
the allegations
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forgo
ETS TEST T I S1 Q6
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verb:
refrain from
Example:
we
forgo
any comparison between the two humans
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statuary
ETS TEST T I S1 Q7
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noun:
statues regarded collectively
Example:
classical
statuary
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lucrative
ETS TEST T I S1 Q9
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adjective:
producing a great deal of profit
Example:
hope of finding another
lucrative
medium
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epistolary
ETS TEST T I S1 Q9
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adjective:
in the form of letters
Example:
an
epistolary
novel
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subvert
ETS TEST T I S1 Q9
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verb:
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Example:
subvert
for her own ends
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promulgate
ETS TEST T I S1 Q9
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verb:
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
Example:
these objectives have to be
promulgated
within the organization
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underscore
ETS TEST T I S1 Q9
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verb:
to make evident
Example:
underscore
the importance of the occasion
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obviate
ETS TEST T I S1 Q14
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verb:
remove (a need or difficulty).
Example:
the presence of roller blinds
obviated
the need for curtains
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politicize
ETS TEST T I S1 Q14
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verb:
cause (an activity or event) to become political
Example:
the administration did not want to
politicize
a tragedy
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beholden
ETS TEST T I S1 Q15
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adjective:
owing thanks
Example:
don't like to be
beholden
to anybody
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acumen
ETS TEST T I S1 Q16
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noun:
ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions
Example:
she hides a shrewd business
acumen
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inept
ETS TEST T I S1 Q16
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adjective:
clumsy, not skilled
Example:
inept
crimes
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shrewdness
ETS TEST T I S1 Q16
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noun:
the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement
Example:
he is a man of some tactical
shrewdness
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deft
ETS TEST T I S2 Q2
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adjective:
neatly skilful and quick in one's movements, demonstrating cleverness
Example:
a deft piece of footwork
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beguile
ETS TEST T I S2 Q4
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verb:
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
Example:
he
beguiled
the voters with his good looks
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maladroit
ETS TEST T I S2 Q4
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adjective:
inefficient or inept; clumsy.
Example:
both men are unhappy about the
maladroit
way the matter has been handled
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preeminence
ETS TEST T I S2 Q4
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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
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discern
ETS TEST T I S2 Q5
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verb:
recognize or find out, distinguish
Example:
differences between the past and present is hard to
discern
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shirk
ETS TEST T I S2 Q12
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verb:
avoid or neglect
Example:
Alka refused to
shirk
her responsibilities as author
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tactless
ETS TEST T I S2 Q15
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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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