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GRE Set 1
GRE Set 1
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Undergraduate 3
06/29/2011

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abscond (V)
Definition
to depart clandestinely; to steal of and hide
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aberrant (adj)
Definition
deviating from the norm (noun aberration)
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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 (adj. anomalous)
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approbation (n)
Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous (adj)
Definition
strenous, taxing requiring significant effort
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assuage v
Definition
to ease or lessen to appease or pacify
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audacious adj
Definition
daring and fearless recklesly bold audacity
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austere adj
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without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic, austerity
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axiomatic adj
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taken as a given, possessing self evident truth axiom
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canonical adj
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following or in aggreement with acceptable, traditional standards (canon)
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capricious adj
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inclined to change ones mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable
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censure verb
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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 asj
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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
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery n
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extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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eloquent adj
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well spoken, expressive articulate n eloquence
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