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GRE Verbal III
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05/18/2011
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Placid
 Definition
Calm, at ease
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Remuneration
 Definition
Payment for work done
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Talisman
 Definition
Lucky charm
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Bilk
 Definition
To deceive or cheat someone - usually by withholding money
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Billow
 Definition
Large undulating mass of either smoke or waves
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Hangar
 Definition
A place to store an airplane
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Abrogate
 Definition
To cancel, deny, or repeal (to void a contract) or rescind
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Harbinger
 Definition
A person who associates with foreshadow, or the announcer before a show.
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Absolution
 Definition
Forgiveness, release
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Plaudit
 Definition
A statement of high praise
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Creditable
 Definition
Praiseworthy or worthy of credit
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Ensconce
 Definition
To firmly position yourself in a safe, secret place
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Reprieve
 Definition
Postponement of a sentence, recess, rest period in court
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Tawdry
 Definition
Showy, but poor quality
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Enshroud
 Definition
To cover something or envelope it
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Lachrymose
 Definition
Sadness - tearful or given to weeping
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Eschew
 Definition
To keep away from - abstain from - I eschewed from chew
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Crepuscular
 Definition
Twilight - at both dusk and dawn
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Pliable
 Definition
Flexible, lithe, and limber, easily bendable
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Blunderbuss
 Definition
1) A gun
2) A clumsy person
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Envenom
 Definition
To instill with badness
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Oblique
 Definition
At a slant, angled
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Epicure
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A person who loves to eat food
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Lampoon
 Definition
Ridicule or spoof
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Epistle
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A letter
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Lance
 Definition
To spear, poke, or javelin
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Poignant
 Definition
A keen sense of being deeply emotional and moving
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Acrophobia
 Definition
Fear of heights
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Epistolary
 Definition
Of relating to written letters
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Hidebound
 Definition
Strong and unwavering opinionated person
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Restorative
 Definition
A tonic for vigor
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Hieroglyphics
 Definition
Hard to discern - cryptic looking
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Decorum
 Definition
Appropriate behavior
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Largess
 Definition
Great generosity
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Pontificate
 Definition
Speak dogmatically or pompously about something.
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Bristle
 Definition
To show irritation towards
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Obstreperous
 Definition
Loud, disruptive noise
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Portend/portent
 Definition
To foreshadow something/an omen
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Titter
 Definition
To giggle quietly
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Broach
 Definition
To approach or bring something up
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Deference
 Definition
Respect
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Hoary
 Definition
Physically old, grey, white
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Tome
 Definition
A book
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Brusque
 Definition
Abrupt or offhand
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Defoliate
 Definition
To remove leaves from a tree for military or agriculture
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Riddled
 Definition
Full of (usually holes)
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Bulwark
 Definition
A fortification, wall
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Defunct
 Definition
No longer in existence
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Posterity
 Definition
Future generations
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Torpor
 Definition
Sluggishness, laziness, lethargy
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Legion
 Definition
A large amount of something
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Officious
 Definition
Waving authority around rudely intrusively
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Totter
 Definition
To walk unsteadily
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Ogle
 Definition
To stare at lecherous or salacious way
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Burnish
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Polish
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Flippant
 Definition
Not serious
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Rotund
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Round
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Buttress
 Definition
A support
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Allay
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To alleviate or attenuate
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Byline
 Definition
Line where and author writes his name
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Demur
 Definition
To hesitate or approach with trepidation - to reject
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Ignominious
 Definition
Shameful
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Liniment
 Definition
A smoothing lotion for the skin to relieve pain
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Ruse
 Definition
To trick or stratagem
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Saccharin
 Definition
Overly sweet and fake person
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Exceptionable
 Definition
Very, very bad behavior worthy of contempt
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Sacrosanct
 Definition
That which is holy and can't be touched or violated - it's inviolable
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Caldron
 Definition
A big cooking pot
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Onus
 Definition
Someone's duty or responsibility
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Precarious
 Definition
Risky and insecure
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Execrable
 Definition
Very, very, bad, bad - exceptionable behavior
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Immoderate
 Definition
Excessive
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Sage
 Definition
A wise person
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Exegesis
 Definition
A scholarly or erudite explanation for something
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Precept
 Definition
A guiding principle - axiom or canon
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Salacious
 Definition
Sexual, lecherous
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Sallow
 Definition
Yellowish, but pale
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Ordain
 Definition
Choose for a purpose (religious)
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Precipice
 Definition
A steep incline
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Shirk
 Definition
To neglect one's duties
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Ambulatory
 Definition
Being able to walk around
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Capacious
 Definition
Spacious or commodious
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Impious
 Definition
Bad or not showing reverence or respect to authority or religion.
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Precipitous
 Definition
Done in a hurry or urgently
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Salutary
 Definition
A beneficial lesson
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Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender or give in to an unwelcomed demand.. The rape victim capitulated.
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Sanctimonious
 Definition
Morally superior - holier than thou
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Carping
 Definition
Relentless criticism
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Tout
 Definition
To annoyingly try to get someone to buy something
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Lummox
 Definition
A clumsy person
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Precocious
 Definition
Developing early on in life
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Turpitude
 Definition
Depravity
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Cartographer
 Definition
Person who draws maps
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Expatriate
 Definition
Refugee, emigrant, not from this country
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Sanguinary
 Definition
Blood thirsty
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Tyro
 Definition
Beginner or novice
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Castigate
 Definition
To scold or contempt
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Destitution
 Definition
Hardship, poverty
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Expedient
 Definition
Convenient and practical
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Incantation
 Definition
A chant or prayer
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Expedite
 Definition
Make faster
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Machinations
 Definition
Schemes or plots
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Overwrought
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Emotionally overwhelmed
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Preeminent
 Definition
Known, illustrious, respected
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Unalloyed
 Definition
Total - not diluted
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Maelstrom
 Definition
A storm in the sea
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Prerogative
 Definition
A right or privilege
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Unctuous
 Definition
Oily or overly trying to sell someone - flattery
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Extol
 Definition
Praise enthusiastically
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Palisade
 Definition
Fence made of posts
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Undermined
 Definition
Attacked or damaged
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Cavalcade
 Definition
A procession of cars
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Magnate
 Definition
A powerful businessman
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Palliative
 Definition
A remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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Presentiment
 Definition
A feeling that something is about to happen
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