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GRE HIT LIST 1
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Graduate
09/19/2010

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noxious adj
Definition
harmful;injurious
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obtuse adj.
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate v
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous adj
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troubling; burdensome
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paean n
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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perennial adj.
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy n. (perfidious)
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intentional breach of faith; treacherery
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perfunctory adj.
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious adj.
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle v.
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to babble meaninglessly
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precipitate adj.
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acting with excessive behavior or impulse
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precipitate v.
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to cause or happen before anticipating or required
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predilection n.
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience n.
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate v.
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms n.
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant v.
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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relegate v.
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to forcibly assign, esp to a lower position
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reticent adj.
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous adj.
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid adj.
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foul; filthy
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squander v.
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to waster by spending or using irresponsibly
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static adj.
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at rest
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stymie v.
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to block; thwart
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synthesis n.
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the combo of parts to make a whole
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torque n.
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous adj.
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excessively complicated; winding, twisting
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truculent adj.
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity n.
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truthfulness, honesty
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virulent adj.
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious adj.
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver v.
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to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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abberant adj.
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity n.
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eager willingness
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anomaly n.
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deviation from the norm
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approbation n.
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expression of praise or approval
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capricious adj.
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erratic, unpredictable
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censure v.
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery n.
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trickery
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convoluted adj.
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complex or comlicating
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disabuse v.
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to undeceive
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discordant adj.
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate adj.
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery n.
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent adj.
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate v.
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui n.
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate v.
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite adj.
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very learned, scholarly
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exculpate v.
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent adj.
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous adj.
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improvised
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fulminate v.
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous adj.
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artless; frank and candid
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inured adj.
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accustomed to accepting something undesireable
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irascible adj.
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easily angered
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lucid adj.
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity n.
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving
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mundane adj.
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of the world
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nascent adj.
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coming into being
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nebulous adj.
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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