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ZZB6. GRE vocab-set 2 (251-300)
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ascetic
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abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons
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curmudgeon
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Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch
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fallacious
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Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive
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dissemble
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Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of
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lurid
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Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained
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platitude
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A shallow, overused statement; cliche
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sully
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Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile
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effrontery
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Shameless boldness
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viscid or viscous
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Thick, adhesive, or covered in something sticky
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winnow
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Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part
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profligate
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Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful
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pugilism
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boxing, fighting with the fists
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terse
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Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness)
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repertorial
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Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence
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coalesce
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Come together, unite; fuse together
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antedate
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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date
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potentate
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Ruler, person of great power
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munificent
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Generous, giving liberally
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tyro
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Beginner
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refractory
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Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage
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frugal
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Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive
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quixotic
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Extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive
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implication
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Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way
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standing
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Status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)
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circumspect
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Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences
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cloying
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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet
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blithe
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Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)
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taciturn
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Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation
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hyberbole
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Deliberate exaggeration for effect
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predisposed
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Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible
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precarious
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Unstable, insecure, dangerous
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homogeneous
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Of the same kind; uniform throughout
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puissance
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Power, might
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raconteur
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Witty storyteller
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hapless
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Unlucky, unfortunate
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affectation
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Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression
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mercurial
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Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty
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dovetail
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Join or fit together
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inimical
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Hostile, adverse, harmful
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disposition
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A person's general or natural mood; tendency
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verisimilar
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Having the appearance of truth, probable
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precursor
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Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way
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circumscribe
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Strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible
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trenchant
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forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp
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dubious
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Doubtful, questionable, suspect
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sanguine
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Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (as in rosy-red cheeks indicting health or vitality)
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rescind
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Annul, repeal, make void
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secrete
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Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose
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vanguard
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Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the "cutting edge"; the forefront of a trend or movement
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perfidious
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Disloyal, treacherous, violating one's trust
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