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GRE Vocab 9
GRE Vocab 9
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
08/15/2008

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Perfidious
Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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Perfunctory
Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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Peripatetic
Definition
walking or traveling about; itinerant
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Permutation
Definition
a complete change; transformation
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Perquisite
Definition
a gratuity, tip
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Perspicacious
Definition
shrewd, astute; having keen mental perception and understanding
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Pertinacious
Definition
resolute; persistent; stubborn
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Petulant
Definition
showing sudden irritation, especially over some annoyance
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Phalanx
Definition
a compact r close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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Philanderer
Definition
one who carries on flirtations
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Philistine
Definition
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values; smugly ignorant
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Philology
Definition
the study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning
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Phlegmatic
Definition
calm and unemotional in temperament
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Pithy
Definition
profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point
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Plebeian
Definition
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
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Plucky
Definition
courageous, spunky
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Polemic
Definition
a controversial argument, especially a refutation
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Politic
Definition
shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
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Polyglot
Definition
a speaker of many languages
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Ponderous
Definition
heavy; massive; awkward; dull
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Posit
Definition
to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation; suggest
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Potentate
Definition
a monarch or ruler with great power
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Precept
Definition
a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct
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Precis
Definition
short summary of facts
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Precipitate
Definition
to throw violently, bring about abruptly, or hasten the occurrence of something; lacking deliberation
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Preclude
Definition
to prevent the presence of
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Predilection
Definition
preference, liking
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Preempt
Definition
to take the place of; supplant
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Preemptive
Definition
preventative; possessing the power to take the place of, privileged
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Prepossess
Definition
to influence beforehand; to prejudice; to possess mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does
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Prescient
Definition
having knowledge of things before they happen
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Presentiment
Definition
a feeling of anticipation over a future event
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Prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Probity
Definition
honesty, high-mindedness; integrity and uprightness
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Proclivity
Definition
natural or habitual inclination or tendency, propensity, or predisposition
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Prodigal
Definition
lavish, wasteful
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Profligate
Definition
corrupt, degenerate
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Prognosticate
Definition
to foretell, predict
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Proliferate
Definition
to increase in number quickly
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Prolix
Definition
long and wordy
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Promulgate
Definition
to make known by open declaration
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Propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease
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Propound
Definition
to set forth for consideration
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Proscribe
Definition
to condemn as harmful or odious
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Proselytize
Definition
to convert
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Protract
Definition
to prolong, draw out, extend
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Provident
Definition
having or showing foresight
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Prudence
Definition
wisdom, caution, or restraint
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Puerile
Definition
childish, immature
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Pugilism
Definition
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