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GRE Secondary Meanings
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Graduate
01/01/2007

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arresting (adj)
Definition
capable of holding one's attention
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august (adj)
Definition
majestic, venerable
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brook (v)
Definition
to tolerate, endure, countenance
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cardinal (adj)
Definition
major, as in cardinal sin
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chauvinist (n)
Definition
a blindly devoted patriot
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consequential (adj)
Definition
pompous, self-important
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essay (v)
Definition
to test or try; attempt, experiment
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exact (v)
Definition
to demand, call for, require, take
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fell (adj)
Definition
inhumanly cruel ("fell beasts")
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grouse (v)
Definition
to complain or grumble
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guy (n/v)
Definition
a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy (THINK "GUIDE")
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intimate (v)
Definition
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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list (v)
Definition
to tilt or lean to one side
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meet (adj)
Definition
fitting, proper
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mince (v)
Definition
to euphemize, speak too carefully ("Don't mince words")
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nice (adj)
Definition
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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obtain (adj)
Definition
to be IN VOGUE, established, accepted, or customary ("Those standards no longer obtain")
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pedestrian (adj)
Definition
commonplace, quotidian
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pluck (n)
Definition
courage, spunk, fortitude
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prize (v)
Definition
to pry, to press or force with a lever; to take by force
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rail (v)
Definition
to complain about bitterly
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rent (v/n)
Definition
torn (past of "rend"); an opening or tear caused by such
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quail (v)
Definition
to lose courage
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scurvy (adj)
Definition
contemptible, despicable
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singular (adj)
Definition
exceptional, unusual, odd
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stand (n)
Definition
a group of trees
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steep (v)
Definition
to saturate or completely soak ("let a tea bag steep")
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strut (n)
Definition
the supporting structural cross-pan of a wing
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tender (v)
Definition
to proffer or offer ("He tendered his resignation")
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waffle (v)
Definition
to equivocate; to change one's position
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