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GRE Hit Parade 1 P-S
Hit Parade 1 P-S
17
English
Graduate
01/12/2009

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Term
prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner (verb)
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precipitate(adj)
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse (adj)
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precipitate(v)
Definition
to cause to happen before anticipated or required (verb)
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predilection
Definition
a disposition in favor of something; preference (noun)
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prescience
Definition
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj form:prescient)
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prevaricate
Definition
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead (verb)
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qualms
Definition
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy (noun)
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recant
Definition
to retract, esp. a previously held belief (verb)
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refute
Definition
to disprove; to successfully argue against (verb)
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relegate
Definition
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position (verb)
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reticent
Definition
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings (adj)
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solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager (adj)
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sordid
Definition
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul (adj)
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sporadic
Definition
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances (adj)
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squander
Definition
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly (verb)
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static
Definition
no moving,, active, or in motion; at rest (adj)
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stupefy
Definition
to stun, baffle, or amaze (verb)
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