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GRE Hit Parade Group 1 Part 1
Test Preparation
20
General Vocab
Graduate
01/30/2010

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Abscond (v)
Definition
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant (adj)
Definition
deviating from the norm
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alacrity (n)
Definition
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly (n)
Definition
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation (n)
Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous (adj)
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strenous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage (v)
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious (adj)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere (adj)
Definition
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic (adj)
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical (adj)
Definition
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious (adj)
Definition
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; 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 or subterfuge
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connoisseur (n)
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted (adj)
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complex or complicated
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disabuse (v)
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant (adj)
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate (adj)
Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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