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GRE Vocab 10
GRE Vocab 10
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
08/15/2008

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Pulchritude
Definition
physical beauty
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Pugnacious
Definition
to quarrel or fight readily
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Punctilious
Definition
strict or exact in the observance of formalities
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Pungent
Definition
sharp and irritating to the senses
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Pusillanimous
Definition
lacking courage or resolution
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Putative
Definition
commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed
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Querulous
Definition
full of complaints
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Quiescent
Definition
motionless
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Quixotic
Definition
overly idealistic, impractical
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Quotidian
Definition
occurring daily; commonplace
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Raconteur
Definition
witty, skillful storyteller
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Rapacious
Definition
plundering, voracious, having predatory behavior
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Rarefy
Definition
to make thinner or sparser

(The atmosphere rarefies as altitude increases.)
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Recalcitrant
Definition
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory
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Recondite
Definition
hard to understand, esoteric, over one's head
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Recumbent
Definition
lying down; reclining; leaning
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Redress
Definition
relief from wrong or injury
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Refractory
Definition
stubborn, rebellious
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Remonstrate
Definition
to say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof
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Repast
Definition
meal or mealtime
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Replete
Definition
abundantly supplied, complete
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Repose
Definition
relaxation, leisure
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Reprehensible
Definition
deserving rebuke or censure
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Reprisal
Definition
retaliation against an enemy
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Reprobate
Definition
a depraved or wicked person
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Repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity of
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Rescind
Definition
abrogate, annul, repeal
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Restive
Definition
impatient; uneasy; restless
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Reticent
Definition
silent, reserved
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Revile
Definition
to criticize with harsh language
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Rhetoric
Definition
effective writing or speaking
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Ribald
Definition
humorous in a vulgar way
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Rococo
Definition
very highly ornamented
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Sacrosanct
Definition
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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Salient
Definition
prominent or conspicuous
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Sanctimonious
Definition
"phony holy"; exaggerated religious feeling; holier than thou
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Sanguine
Definition
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful or confident; reddish
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Sardonic
Definition
scornful, mocking, disdainfully humorous
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Saturnine
Definition
having a gloomy or morose temperament
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Savant
Definition
a very knowledgeable person
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Scintilla
Definition
a minute particle; spark, trace
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Scrutinize
Definition
to carefully examine
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Sedulous
Definition
diligent; persevering; persistent
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Sentient
Definition
conscious; able to perceive
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Sequester
Definition
to set apart; to seclude or isolate
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Seraphic
Definition
angelically sweet
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Sinecure
Definition
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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Slake
Definition
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc) by satisfying; to col or refresh
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Sobriquet
Definition
nickname
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Solecism
Definition
grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
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