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    GRE Verbal Dictionary

    Here is the dictionary of words that is within the flashcards game. In case anyone wants to use it directly in Python, I will include a code version at the bottom.

    Flashcards:
    albeit – although
    alleviate – to lessen the severity of
    allusive – containing indirect references (allusions)
    aloof – cold, above mortal affairs, distant
    altruism – noun, the fact of caring more about others (over yourself)
    altruistic – verb, caring more about others, self-sacrificing
    amalgam – a mixture or combination of things
    amalgamate – join together to form one large [organization]
    ambiguous – can be understood in multiple ways/having different meanings
    abeyance – disuse for a period of time
    abjure – publicly renounce or give up something
    abrogate – officially end a law
    abscission – plant severing a part naturally
    acme – the highest stage or most excellent example of something
    acolyte – a person who follows or helps a leader
    acrimony – angry bitter feelings or words
    adjudicate – Neuvilette – make an official decision about who is wrong or wrong between two parties
    adulterate – making something less pure by adding something to it
    adumbrate – giving a general gist of something without details
    aerie – a nest up high
    aesthete – someone who has a love for or appreciates art and beautiful things (aesthetic)
    aggrandize – increase (wealth, the size, etc.)
    alacrity – great enthusiasm or happiness
    anathema – hate it because it’s not what you believe
    animus – a strong feeling of hate or anger
    anodyne – unlikely to offend anyone
    anoint – put water or oil on someone’s head as part of a religious ceremony
    aphorism – a short saying that is wise or true
    apocryphal – Danitz – well known but probably not true
    apogee – the highest point of something
    apothegm – a concise saying or maxim, an aphorism. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke
    approbation – praise, applaud
    apropos – in connection with xyz
    arrant – emphasizing just how bad something or someone is
    arriviste – You – accepted into a social group despite not actually being a part of it
    arrogate – claiming or taking something that you don’t have a right to
    artifice – the clever use of tricks to cheat someone
    ascribe – regard something as being due to [cause]
    aseptic – free from harmful bacteria
    asperity – being rough or severe in treatment or way you speak to someone
    aspersion – an attack on someone’s reputation
    assiduous – working hard and taking great care to make sure something is done well
    attenuate – to make something weaker or less effective
    augury – a sign of what will happen in the future
    austere – plain and without decoration
    aver – to state strongly and clearly that something is true
    axiom – a rule or principle that you believe is true
    axiomatic – so true that you don’t even need to prove anything
    banal – so lacking in originality that it’s boring
    bawdy – sex in a humorous way
    beatific – showing great joy or peace
    belie – to give a false impression/to betray
    benighted – without understanding/without benefits of modern life
    bevy – a large group of the same kind
    bifurcate – split into two
    bilious – feeling like you want to v soon
    bilk – cheat somebody, especially of money
    blinkered – not aware of every aspect of a situation/not willing to accept different ideas about something
    bonhomie – cheerful friendship
    bowdlerize – removing parts of a play, etc. that might be offensive/shock others
    broadside – an aggressive attack, written or spoken/one side facing something/crash into something T-shaped
    bucolic – related to the countryside or countryside life
    burnish – polish metal until it’s shiny
    canard – a false report or piece of news
    captious – tending to find fault or raise petty objections
    celerity – swiftness of movement
    chary – not willing to risk doing something
    chicanery – the use of complicated plans to trick people
    choleric – easily made angry
    cogent – strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe
    comity – an association of nations that brings benefits to both
    concomitant – happening at the same time as something else, especially if one is related to the other
    flout – openly disregard a rule, law, or convention
    contrite – feeling or expressing remorse
    craven – contemptibly lacking in courage, cowardly
    desiccate – remove the moisture from, cause to become completely dry
    diatribe – a forceful or bitter verbal attack against someone/something
    humdrum – dull, normal, monotonous
    calumny – making false or defamatory statements, slander
    anachronistic – not in the right historical period
    contumacious – having no respect for authority
    convivial – cheerful and friendly in atmosphere or character
    cosset – to treat somebody with a lot of care or attention, maybe too much
    coterie – a small group of people who like to do things together but don’t like to include others
    coterminous – sharing a border/having so much in common that they’re almost the same as each other
    countermand – to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order
    credulous – too ready to believe things (negative)
    cupidity – greed for money or possessions
    curmudgeon – a person who gets annoyed easily
    dearth – a lack of or not enough of something
    declaim – declare loudly and with force about something you feel strongly about
    declivity – a downward slope
    decry – to strongly criticize something/someone publicly
    defray – to give someone back money they spent on something
    deleterious – harmful and damaging
    demagogue – a political leader who tries to win support by appealing to emotions rather than logic
    demur – raise doubts or show reluctance/action of objecting or hesitating over something
    denigrate – to criticize something or someone unfairly/to say that something has no value
    denouement – the end of a play, book, etc
    deportment – the way in which a person behaves/stands or moves
    derelict – in very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect/negligent of one’s duties or obligations

    Code Version (ready to paste):

    # Dictionary
    flashcards = {
        "albeit": "although",
        "alleviate": "to lessen the severity of",
        "allusive": "containing indirect references (allusions)",
        "aloof": "cold, above mortal affairs, distant",
        "altruism": "noun, the fact of caring more about others (over yourself)",
        "altruistic": "verb, caring more about others, self-sacrificing",
        "amalgam": "a mixture or combination of things",
        "amalgamate": "join together to form one large [organization]",
        "ambiguous": "can be understood in multiple ways/having different meanings",
        "abeyance": "disuse for a period of time",
        "abjure": "publicly renounce or give up something",
        "abrogate": "officially end a law",
        "abscission": "plant severing a part naturally",
        "acme": "the highest stage or most excellent example of something",
        "acolyte": "a person who follows or helps a leader",
        "acrimony": "angry bitter feelings or words",
        "adjudicate": "Neuvilette - make an official decision about who is wrong or wrong between two parties",
        "adulterate": "making something less pure by adding something to it",
        "adumbrate": "giving a general gist of something without details",
        "aerie": "a nest up high",
        "aesthete": "someone who has a love for or appreciates art and beautiful things (aesthetic)",
        "aggrandize": "increase (wealth, the size, etc.)",
        "alacrity": "great enthusiasm or happiness",
        "amalgam": "a mixture or combination of things",
        "anathema": "hate it because it's not what you believe",
        "animus": "a strong feeling of hate or anger",
        "anodyne": "unlikely to offend anyone",
        "anoint": "put water or oil on someone's head as part of a religious ceremony",
        "aphorism": "a short saying that is wise or true",
        "apocryphal": "Danitz - well known but probably not true",
        "apogee": "the highest point of something",
        "apothegm": "a concise saying or maxim, an aphorism. Don't fix it if it ain't broke",
        "approbation": "praise, applaud",
        "apropos": "in connection with xyz",
        "arrant": "emphasizing just how bad something or someone is",
        "arriviste": "You - accepted into a social group despite not actually being a part of it",
        "arrogate": "claiming or taking something that you don't have a right to",
        "artifice": "the clever use of tricks to cheat someone",
        "ascribe": "regard something as being due to [cause]",
        "aseptic": "free from harmful bacteria",
        "asperity": "being rough or severe in treatment or way you speak to someone",
        "aspersion": "an attack on someone's reputation",
        "assiduous": "working hard and taking great care to make sure something is done well",
        "attenuate": "to make something weaker or less effective",
        "augury": "a sign of what will happen in the future",
        "austere": "plain and without decoration",
        "aver": "to state strongly and clearly that something is true",
        "axiom": "a rule or principle that you believe is true",
        "axiomatic": "so true that you don't even need to prove anything",
        "banal": "so lacking in originality that it's boring",
        "bawdy": "sex in a humorous way",
        "beatific": "showing great joy or peace",
        "belie": "to give a false impression/to betray",
        "benighted": "without understanding/without benefits of modern life",
        "bevy": "a large group of the same kind",
        "bifurcate": "split into two",
        "bilious": "feeling like you want to v soon",
        "bilk": "cheat somebody, especially of money",
        "blinkered": "not aware of every aspect of a situation/not willing to accept different ideas about something",
        "bonhomie": "cheerful friendship",
        "bowdlerize": "removing parts of a play, etc. that might be offensive/shock others",
        "broadside": "an aggressive attack, written or spoken/one side facing something/crash into something T-shaped",
        "bucolic": "related to the countryside or countryside life",
        "burnish": "polish metal until it's shiny",
        "canard": "a false report or piece of news",
        "captious": "tending to find fault or raise petty objections",
        "celerity": "swiftness of movement",
        "chary": "not willing to risk doing something",
        "chicanery": "the use of complicated plans to trick people",
        "choleric": "easily made angry",
        "cogent": "strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe",
        "comity": "an association of nations that brings benefits to both",
        "concomitant": "happening at the same time as something else, especially if one is related to the other",
        "flout": "openly disregard a rule, law, or convention",
        "contrite": "feeling or expressing remorse",
        "craven": "contemptibly lacking in courage, cowardly",
        "desiccate": "remove the moisture from, cause to become completely dry",
        "diatribe": "a forceful or bitter verbal attack against someone/something",
        "humdrum": "dull, normal, monotonous",
        "calumny": "making false or defamatory statements, slander",
        "anachronistic": "not in the right historical period",
        "contumacious": "having no respect for authority",
        "convivial": "cheerful and friendly in atmosphere or character",
        "cosset": "to treat somebody with a lot of care or attention, maybe too much",
        "coterie": "a small group of people who like to do things together but don't like to include others",
        "coterminous": "sharing a border/having so much in common that they're almost the same as each other",
        "countermand": "to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order",
        "credulous": "too ready to believe things (negative)",
        "cupidity": "greed for money or possessions",
        "curmudgeon": "a person who gets annoyed easily",
        "dearth": "a lack of or not enough of something",
        "declaim": "declare loudly and with force about something you feel strongly about",
        "declivity": "a downward slope",
        "decry": "to strongly criticize something/someone publicly",
        "defray": "to give someone back money they spent on something",
        "deleterious": "harmful and damaging",
        "demagogue": "a political leader who tries to win support by appealing to emotions rather than logic",
        "demur": "raise doubts or show reluctance/action of objecting or hesitating over something",
        "denigrate": "to criticize something or someone unfairly/to say that something has no value",
        "denouement": "the end of a play, book, etc",
        "deportment": "the way in which a person behaves/stands or moves",
        "derelict": "in very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect/negligent of one's duties or obligations"
    }

    Remember to add commas if you add to the list!

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