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GRE List 1
Princeton Review List One
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02/24/2010

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Abscond
Definition
verb, to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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adjective, deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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noun, eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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noun, deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation
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noun, an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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adjective, strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
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verb, to ease or lessen; to apepase or pacify
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audacious
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adjective, daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
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adjective, without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
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adjective, taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
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adjective, following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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adjective, inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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verb, to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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noun, trickery or subterfuge
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connoiseur
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noun, an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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adjective, complex or complicated
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disabuse
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verb, to undedeive, to set right
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discordant
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adjective, conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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adjective, fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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noun, extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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eloquent
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adjective, well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
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verb, to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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noun, dissatisfcation and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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verb, to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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adjective, very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
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verb, exonerate, to clear of blame
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exigent
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adjective, urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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adjective, improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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noun, intentional obstruction; especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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verb, to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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adjective, artless, frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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adjective, unaccustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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adjective, easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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verb, to praise highly
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lucid
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adjective, clear; easily understood
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magnaminity
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noun, the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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martial
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adjective, associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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adjective, of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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adjective, coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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adjective, vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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noun, a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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adjective, harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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adjective, lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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verb, to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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adjective, troubling; burdensome
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paean
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noun, a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
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noun, a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art
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perennial
Definition
adjective, recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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noun, intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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adjective, cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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adjective, acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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verb, to battle meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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adjective, acting wtih excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
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noun, a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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noun, foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate
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verb, to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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noun, misgivings, reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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verb, to retract, especially a previously held belief
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refute
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verb, to disprove, to successfully argue against
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relegate
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verb, to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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reticent
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adjective, quiet, reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitious
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adjective, concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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adjective, characterized by filth, grime or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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adjective, occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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verb, to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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adjective, not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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verb, to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
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verb, to block, thwart
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synthesis
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noun, the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
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noun, a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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adjective, winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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truculent
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adjective, fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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veracity
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noun, truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
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adjective, extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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adjective, having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous
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waver
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verb, to move to and fro, to sway, to be unsettled in opinion
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