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GRE Vocab 3
GRE Vocab 3
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
08/13/2008

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Debacle
Definition
sudden downfall or rout; collapse or failure
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Decadent
Definition
decaying, deteriorating; self-indulgent
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Decimate
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to destroy most of; to annihilate
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Declivity
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downward slope; decline; descent
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Delude
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to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive
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Demagogue
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a leader, rabble-rouse, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Demur
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to express doubts or objections; dissent; expostulate; kick; protest; remonstrate
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Deprecation
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belittlement; deploring; expressing strong disapproval of
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Depredation
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the act of preying upon or plundering
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Descry
Definition
to make clear, to say
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Desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Diaphanous
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very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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Dictum
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authoritative statement; adage; apothegm; aphorism; decree; edict
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Diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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Dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic; dabbler
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Dipsomaniac
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a person with an irresistible craving fr alcohol
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Dirge
Definition
a funeral hymn r mournful speech
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Discern
Definition
to perceive; to recognize
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Discreet
Definition
reserved, cautious as to what is spoken or shared
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Disparaging
Definition
belittling
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Dispassionate
Definition
impartial
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Disport
Definition
to divert or amuse oneself
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Disquiet
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a lack of calm or peace
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Dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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Disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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Dissipate
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to thin out, drift away, or dissolve
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Dissipated
Definition
excessively indulging in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute
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Dissolute
Definition
indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated
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Dissolution
Definition
the process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements; breaking up; disintegration
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Distaff
Definition
the female branch of a family
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Distend
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to swell, inflate, bloat
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Dither
Definition
to act confusedly or without clear purpose; falter, hesitate, vacillate
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Divine
Definition
to foretell or know by inspiration; auger
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Doctrinaire
Definition
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
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Doctrine
Definition
a principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief; dogma
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Dogmatic
Definition
dictatorial in one's opinions
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Doleful
Definition
sorrowful, mournful
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Dour
Definition
sullen, gloomy
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Droll
Definition
amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dubious
Definition
uncertain, skeptical, questionable, doubtful
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Dupe
Definition
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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Duplicity
Definition
deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing
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Dyspeptic
Definition
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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Dystrophy
Definition
faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
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Ebullient
Definition
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits; ardent; avid; bubbly; zestful
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Edify
Definition
to instruct morally and spiritually
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Efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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Effigy
Definition
sculpture or model or person
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Effluence
Definition
flowing out of
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Effrontery
Definition
impudent boldness; audacity
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