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GRE DEFINITIONS CORROBORATE TO
GRE DEFINITIONS
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05/06/2006

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corroborate
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v confirm; support
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corrode
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v. destroy by chemical action.
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corrosive
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ADJ. eating away by chemicals or disease
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corrugated
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ADJ. wrinkled; ridged.
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cosmic
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Adj. pertaining to the universe; vast.
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coterie
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N. group that meets socially; select circle.
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countenance
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v. approve; tolerate
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countenance
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N. face.
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countermand
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v. cancel; revoke.
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counterpart
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N. a thing that completes another; things very much alike.
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coup
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N. highly successful action or sudden attack.
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couple
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v. Join; unite.
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courier
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N. messenger.
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covenant
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N. agreement
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covert
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ADJ. secret; hidden; implied.
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covetous
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Adj. avaricious; eagerly desirous of.
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cow
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v. terrorize; intimidate
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cower
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v. shrink quivering, as from fear.
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coy
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Adj. shy; modest; coquettish.
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cozen
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v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle,
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crabbed
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ADJ. sour; peevish.
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crass
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ADJ. very unrefined; grossly insensible.
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craven
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ADJ. cowardly.
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credence
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N. belief.
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credo
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N. creed.
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credulity
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N. belief on slight evidences gullibility; naivety.
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creed
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N. system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo
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N. increase in the volL]me or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax.
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crestfallen
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ADJ. dejected; dispirited.
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crevice
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N. crack; fissure.
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