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GRE DEFINITION AVERSE TO BARD
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04/24/2006
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averse
 Definition
ADJ. reluctant; disincilned,
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aversion
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N. firm dislike.
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avert
 Definition
v. prevent; turn away.
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aviary
 Definition
N. enclosure for birds.
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avid
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ADJ. greedy; eager for.
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avocation
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N. secondary or minor occupation
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avow
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v. declare openly.
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avuncular
 Definition
ADJ. like an uncle.
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awe
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N. solemn wonder.
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awl
 Definition
N. pointed tool used for piercing.
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awry
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ADV. distorted; crooked
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axiom
 Definition
N. self-evident truth requiring no proof.
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azure
 Definition
ADJ. sky blue.
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babble
 Definition
v. chatter idly.
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bacchanalian
 Definition
ADJ. drunken.
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badger
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v. pester; annoy. badinage
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baffle
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v. frustrate; perplex.
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bait
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v. harass; tease,
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baleful
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ADJ. threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil.
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balk
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v. stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue.
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balk
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v. foil.
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ballast
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N. heavy substance used to add stability or weight.
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balm
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N. something that relieves pain.
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banal
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ADJ. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality.
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bandy
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v. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly.
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bane
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N. curse; cause of ruin
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baneful
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ADJ. destructive; causing ruin or death.
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bantering
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ADJ. good-naturedly ridiculing.
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barb
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N. sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark.
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bard
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N. poet.
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