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GRE High-Frequency Word List - Set 3
333 High-Frequency Words for the GRE
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07/02/2009
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complaisant
 Definition
trying to please; overly polite
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compliant
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yielding; conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge or art, etc.; a lover of an art
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contention
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claim; thesis
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contrite
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penitent; feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or offense
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conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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convoluted
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coiled around; involved; intricate
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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denigrate
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blacken
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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