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GRE Vocab Set #3
Set #3
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General Vocab
Graduate
01/02/2010

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repudiate
Definition
to reject with disapproval or denial
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recapitulate
Definition
summarize
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tawdry
Definition
cheap or gaudy
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irresolute
Definition
doubtful, lacking purpose
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munificent
Definition
very generous
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solicitous
Definition
anxious or concerned; eager
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laconic
Definition
using only a few words
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petulant
Definition
sudden impatient irritation over a trifling annoyance
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judicious
Definition
good judgement, wise, sensible
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enigma
Definition
puzzling situation
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obviate
Definition
to render uneccessary
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impute
Definition
to atribute to
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paucity
Definition
small in number, scarce
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peccadillo
Definition
small sin
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abstemious
Definition
sparing or moderate in eating or drinking, abstaining
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hedonism
Definition
devotion to pleasure as a way of life
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adulation
Definition
excessive admiration or devotion to, excessive flattery
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cursory
Definition
rapidly going over something without noticing the details
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profligacy
Definition
reckless extravagance, great abundance
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dissolute
Definition
immoral or improper conduct, liscentious, dissipated
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temerity
Definition
reckless boldness, rashness
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recidivism
Definition
repeated or habitual relapse (as into crime)
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complicit
Definition
choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, esp with others
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opprobious
Definition
outrageously disgraceful or shameful
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bilk
Definition
to cheat; frustrate; evade or escape from
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plumb
Definition
adj. downright, completely, or absolute; verb: to examine closely in order to understand
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prolix
Definition
given to an unnessecary or tedius length, too wordy
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pedantic
Definition
ostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms
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peripatetic
Definition
walking or travelling about; pertaining to Aristotle
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interpose
Definition
to come between two things
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conflation
Definition
fusing items into one, fusion, amalgamation
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propriety
Definition
conforming to standards of good behavior; rightness or justness
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officious
Definition
aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome; ready to serve
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obsequious
Definition
obedient, dutiful; compliant or deferent as a servant
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meritorious
Definition
praiseworthy
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mendacity
Definition
tendency to lie, untruthful
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perspicacity
Definition
keenness of mental perception and understanding
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decry
Definition
to speak disparagingly of; to denounce as faulty or worthless
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acrimony
Definition
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness in nature, speech, dispotion, etc
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plaudit
Definition
enthusiastic expression of approval
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