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GRE DEFINITIONS DISSERTATION T
GRE DEFINITIONS
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English
Graduate
05/06/2006

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dissertation
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N. formal essay.
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dissident
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ADJ. dissenting; rebellious.
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dissimulate
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v. pretend j conceal by feigning.
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dissipate
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v. squander; waste; scatter.
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dissolution
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N. disintegration; looseness in morals.
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dissonance
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N. discord; opposite of harmony.
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dissuade
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v. persuade not to do; discourage.
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distant
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ADJ. reserved or aloof; iold iD manner.
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distend
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v expand; swell out.
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distill
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v petrify; refirle; concentrate.
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distinction
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N honor; contrast; discrimination.
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distort
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v. twist out of shape.
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distrait
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ADJ. inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety.
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distraught
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ADJ. upset; distracted by anxiety.
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diurnal
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ADJ. daily.
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diva
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N. operatic singer; prima bulling.
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diverge
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v. vary; gO in different directions from the same point.
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divergence
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ADJ differing deviating
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divergent
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ADJ. differing; deviating.
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diverse
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ADJ. differing in some characteristics; various.
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diversion
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N. act of turning aside; pastime.
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diversity
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N. variety; dissimilitude.
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divest
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v. strip; deprive.
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divine
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v. perceive intuitively; foresee the future.
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divulge
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v. reveal.
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docile
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ADJ. obedient; easily managed.
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docket
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N. program as for trial; book where such entries are made
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doctrinaire
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ADJ. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding.
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doctrine
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N. teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught.
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document
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v. provide witten evidence
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