Vocabulary Practice: Ethereal
Meaning: Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

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The announcement comes days after the Associated Press and Fox News that Biden won Arizona, outraging the Trump campaign at what was perceived as an early call.
President-elect Joe Biden has officially won Arizona, delivering yet another victory for Democrats who have been trying to flip the Republican stronghold for decades.
AdvertisementDespite the 2020 race being shockingly close in many states, Biden won more votes in previously solidly Republican states like Arizona and Georgia than any other Democratic candidate has in years.
The state’s major cities have attracted people from nearby Democratic states with ballooning housing costs like California, and the state’s Latino population has grown to nearly a third of its residents.
In 2018, Arizona voted Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into office, beating out Republican candidate Martha McSally.

Total GRE Words: 17

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Vocabulary Practice: Atavism
Meaning: A tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral

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Vocabulary Practice: Bemoan
Meaning: Express discontent or sorrow over (something)

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Word of the day

tribulation • \trib-yuh-LAY-shun\  • noun

Tribulation, which is often used in the phrase "trials and tribulations," refers to a trying experience. It can also mean "unhappiness, pain, or suffering."

// The young, ambitious chef knew of trials and tribulations of opening a new restaurant, but he was ready for the undertaking.

// Her son's illness has been a source of great tribulation.

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Some of the closest synonyms for appalled are dismayed and disgusted.

Dismayed implies a sense of sadness or disappointment about something that has happened. Appalled implies not sadness but extreme distaste or disgust, and the same thing is implied by disgusted.

Appalled also often implies a sense of shock or surprise.

In fact, appalled is often used alongside the word shocked, as in We were shocked and appalled.

Shocked implies extreme surprise, but it can be positive or negative. Appalled is always negative—it’s a combination of surprise (about how bad something is) and outrage.

Word of the day: Perspicacious

adjective that means "shrewd" and "wise."

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