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GRE Study Guide 3
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General Vocab
Graduate
12/31/2008

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Circumspect
Definition
Cautious, wary, watchful
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Vigilance
Definition
Watchfulness,
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Travesty
Definition
A literary or artistic composition that is so inferior in quality that it is merely a grotesque imitation of its model.
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Precarious
Definition
uncertian; questionable; dubious
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Shore
Definition
To threaten
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Counterpoint
Definition
one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody
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Fallow
Definition
Cultivated land that is allow to lie idle during growing season
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Evanescent
Definition
tending to vanish like a vapor
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Vestigial
Definition
trace, mark or sign; footprint
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Vagary
Definition
Erratic; unpredictable; caprice
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Fawn
Definition
to show affection
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Aberration
Definition
an abnormality
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Abeyance
Definition
suspension; in the aftermath of the bombing, all normal activities were held in abeyance
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Abjure
Definition
to renounce or reject; Galileo abjured all his findings holding that the earch and other planets revolved around the sun
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Abridge
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To shorten; to abridge a book is similar to concentrate a liquid
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Indolent
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Slothful or inactive
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Acquisitive
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Grabby or greedy; to acquire
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Taxonomy
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The study of general principals of scientific classification
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Eugenics
Definition
Improvement of heriditary qualities through selective breeding
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Obfuscate
Definition
make obscure or cloud over
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Obviate
Definition
Eliminate
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Abrogate
Definition
Abolish or Nullify
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Repudiate
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to disown something
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Intrepid
Definition
brave
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Arid
Definition
extremely dry
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Trepidation
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Fear or aprehension
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Brevity
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Briefness
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Compendious
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Breifness
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Resisting control; not obidiant or compliant
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Putative
Definition
Commonly accepted or Supposed; the putative boss of the mob
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Anathema
Definition
a person or thing that is extremly disliked; deficit spending is a anathema to conservative politicians
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Regale
Definition
to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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Capitulate
Definition
To give into a demand
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Venerate
Definition
treat with respect
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Ossify
Definition
to make something firmer
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Penchant
Definition
strong LIKE for something
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dubious
Definition
uncertian; questionable; precarious
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