BARRON'S GRE WORDS PT. 3

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felicitous
very well suited or expressed
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flag
become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless; lose vigor
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fledgling
immature or inexperienced; new; young
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florid
overly ornate
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flout
reject mockingly; show contempt for; scoff at; disregard scornfully
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foment
promote growth or development; stir up; instigate/stimulate/provoke
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forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
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frenetic
wildly agitated, uncontrolled
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gainsay
take exception to; contradict/deny/oppose
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garrulity
talkativeness
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grandiloquent
lofty in style; using inflated language; pompuous / bombastic
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harangue
intense verbal attack; passionate, vehement speech
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heterodox
disagreeing with accepted beliefs
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homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements; similarity/sameness
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hyperbolic
excessively exaggerated; inflated beyond reason
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions; rebellious; nonconformist
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idosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature; quirk
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idolatrous
blindly devoted; excessively adoring; idol-worshipping
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idyllic
charmingly carefree and simple
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illusory
deceptive; false
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impassive
without feeling
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imperiousness
overbearing manner; domineering attitude
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impermeable
not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
marked by extreme calm; composed
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impervious
incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected
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implacable
unable to be appeased
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implicit
understood, but not directly stated; implied
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impregnable
difficult to refute; capable of conceiving
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inchoate
not fully formed; lacking order
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inconsequential
insignificant; inconsequential
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indeterminate
not clearly fixed; uncertain / undefined / vague
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indigent
extremely poor
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inert
incapable of reacting chemically; inactive
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ingenuous
naive and trusting
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innocuousness
harmlessness; inoffensiveness
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insensible
incapable of feeling; unresponsive
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; provinciality
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intractable
not easily governed, managed, or directed
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intransigence
refusal of any compromise
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inundate
cover with a flood
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inured
accustomed; hardened
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invective
insult or abuse; verbal attack; violent censure
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irascible
quick to become angry
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irresolute
uncertain how to act
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lachrymose
given to tears or weeping
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lassitude
a condition of weariness or debility; lack of energy
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latent
potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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loquacious
full of excessive talk
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lumber
move heavily
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luminous
emitting or reflecting or glowing light
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