When “you’re sh*tting me” isn’t GRE-appropriate

We're shaking things up - are you in?

July 30, 2025

Hey lovely GRE students and word nerds,

We had a realization. Our vocabulary emails? Helpful, yes. But maybe a bit... bran-like. (Good for you, but not exactly thrilling.) Nobody craves bran.

So we’re shaking things up.

We’re giving ourselves permission to have way more fun with language. Think memes, movie quotes, and joyful abandon.

Don’t worry, we’ll still be smart and GRE-worthy. Just with more flavor.

We’re all in. We hope you’ll stay with us for the ride.

– The WABWF team (actual humans, not robots)

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Today’s erudite phrase:

Reese Witherspoon gets word nerdy on Sweet Home Alabama (source: getyarn.io)

GRE-friendly alternative:

DUPE

Definition:

(v.) To trick, deceive, or manipulate someone into believing something false.

To be bamboozled. Hoodwinked. Gaslit. Fooled like it’s your full-time job.

🎭 Synonyms:

Hustle, scam, con, swindle, mislead, trick, fleece, fool

🕵️‍♀️ Antonyms:

Enlighten, uncover, reveal, wise up, snap out of it

Examples:

You paid $200 for a “digital detox retreat”, and it was just a tent in some guy’s backyard. You, my friend, got duped.

Your ex came back with “I’ve changed.” You believed them.
Again: duped.

Your cat fakes starvation 4 times a day and you fall for it every single time.
Congrats. You're being emotionally manipulated by a 7-pound con artist.

Etymology:

  • Possibly from huppe, a bird known for looking foolish

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