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GRE Hit Parade Group 1
Group 1
72
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Graduate
12/14/2007

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Abscond 
Definition
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Aberrant
Definition
Adj - Deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
Definition
n  - eager and enthusiastic, willingness
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anomoly
Definition
n - deviation from the normal order, form, or rule
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approbation  
Definition
n - an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
Definition
adj - strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage  
Definition
v - to ease or lessen; appease or pacify
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audacious
Definition
a - daring and fearless
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austere
Definition
a - without adornment; bare; severely simple
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axiomatic
Definition
a - taken as a given; possessing self evident truth
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canonical
Definition
a - following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
Definition
a - inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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censure
Definition
v - to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
Definition
n - trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
Definition
n - an informed and astute judge in matters of taste
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convoluted
Definition
a - complex or complicated
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disabuse
Definition
v - to undecieve, to set right
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disparate
Definition
a - fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
Definition
n - extreme boldness; presumptiousness
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eloquent
Definition
a - well spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
Definition
v - to weaken, reduce in vitality
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ennui
Definition
n - dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
Definition
v - to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exculpate
Definition
v - exonerate, clear of blame
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exigent
Definition
a - urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention
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extemporaneous
Definition
a - improvised; done with preparation
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filibuster
Definition
n - intentional obstruction, esp using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
Definition
v - to loudly attack or denouce
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ingenuous
Definition
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
Definition
a - accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
Definition
a - easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
Definition
v - to praise highly
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lucid
Definition
a - clear, understood
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magnanimity
Definition
n - the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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martial
Definition
a - associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
Definition
of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
Definition
a - coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
Definition
a - vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
Definition
n - a new word; expression; or usage; the creation of new words or senses
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obtuse
Definition
a - lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and make unneccesary
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onerous
Definition
a - troubling; burdensome
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paean
Definition
n - a song or hymm of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
Definition
n - a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp in literature and art
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perennial
Definition
a - recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
Definition
n - intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
Definition
a - cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
Definition
a - acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
Definition
v - to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
Definition
v - to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
Definition
n - a disposition in favor of something preference
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prevaricate
Definition
v - to deliberately avoid the truth
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qualms
Definition
n - misgivings; reservations; causes or hesitancy
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recant
Definition
v - to retract, esp a previously held belief
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refute
Definition
v - to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
Definition
v - to forcibly assign, esp to a lower place or position
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reticent
Definition
a - quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings
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solicitous
Definition
a - concerned and attentive
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sordid
Definition
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor
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sporadic
Definition
a - occuring only occasionally
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squander
Definition
v - to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
Definition
a - not moving; at rest, unchanging
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stupefy
Definition
v - to stun, baffle, amaze
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stymie
Definition
v - to block; thwart
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sythesis
Definition
n - the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
Definition
n - a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
Definition
a - winding, complicated, twisting
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truculent
Definition
fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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veracity
Definition
n - truthfulness, honest
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virulent
Definition
a - harmful or poisonous, hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
Definition
a - insatiable appetite, ravenous
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waver
Definition
v - to move to and fro; to sway
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