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GRE Vocab 1
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06/03/2013
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Remuneration

 Definition
payment for work done
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Abrogate
 Definition
cancel, deny, repeal
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Abstemious
 Definition
self denying; refraining from indulging
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Crepuscular
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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Abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
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Blunderbuss
 Definition
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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Epicure
 Definition
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Heresy
 Definition
against orthodox opinion
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Acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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Resplendent
 Definition
shining; glowing
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Hidebound
 Definition
rigid in opinions
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Obsequious
 Definition
servile; submissive
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Polemical
 Definition
causing debate or argument
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Equivocate
 Definition
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Ponderous
 Definition
weighty; slow and heavy
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Pontificate
 Definition
speak pompously or dogmatically
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Histrionic
 Definition
theatrical; exaggerated
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Obstreperous
 Definition
noisy and boisterous
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Portend
 Definition
foretell
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Titter
 Definition
giggle quietly
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Hoary
 Definition
old
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Lavish
 Definition
on a grand scale; wasteful
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Portent
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a warning sign; omen
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Obviate
 Definition
avoid; make unnecessary
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Torpid
 Definition
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Rife
 Definition
common
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Officious
 Definition
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Alacrity
 Definition
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Euphony
 Definition
pleasant sounds
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Iconoclast
 Definition
person who opposes orthodoxy
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Levity
 Definition
flippancy; joking about serious matters
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Potable
 Definition
suitable for drinking
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Allay
 Definition
to lessen
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Ignominious
 Definition
shameful
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Demur
 Definition
hesitate; refuse
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Liniment
 Definition
soothing lotion
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Ignominy
 Definition
shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
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Pragmatist
 Definition
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
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Exceptionable
 Definition
very bad (something which we should object to)
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Traverse
 Definition
to move across
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Deplore
 Definition
disapprove strongly, regret
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Exculpate
 Definition
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
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Callow
 Definition
immature
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Execrable
 Definition
very, very bad
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Exegesis
 Definition
scholarly explanation or interpretation
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Salacious
 Definition
lecherous; erotic
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Impecunious
 Definition
having no money
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Salubrious
 Definition
health-giving
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Ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
 Definition
spacious
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Precipitous
 Definition
done in a hurry
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Salutary
 Definition
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Lummox
 Definition
clumsy person
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Turpitude
 Definition
depravity
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Sanguinary
 Definition
bloodthirsty; bloody
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Tyro
 Definition
novice; beginner
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Castigate
 Definition
scold strongly
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Sanguine
 Definition
optimistic; cheerful
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Sardonic
 Definition
mocking
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Analgesic
 Definition
medicine to combat pain
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Exposition
 Definition
clear explanation
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Unctuous
 Definition
oily; using excessive flattery
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Incipient
 Definition
just beginning
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Palisade
 Definition
fence made of posts
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Prescient
 Definition
having fore-knowledge
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Cavalcade
 Definition
procession of vehicles
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Magnate
 Definition
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 might happen
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Celerity
 Definition
speed
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Maladroit
 Definition
clumsy; unskillful
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Pallid
 Definition
pale
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Didactic
 Definition
intended to teach; instructive
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Malediction
 Definition
a curse
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Panacea
 Definition
remedy for all ills
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Prevaricate
 Definition
speak misleadingly and evasively
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Scuttle
 Definition
sink
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Diffident
 Definition
lacking confidence
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Fallacious
 Definition
false
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Malefactor
 Definition
a wrong-doer
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Indelible
 Definition
cannot be wiped out
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Malinger
 Definition
deliberately avoid work; shirk
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Chary
 Definition
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
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Dilatory
 Definition
slow; falling behind with one's work
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Antediluvian
 Definition
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
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Prodigious
 Definition
very large
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Fatuous
 Definition
silly; foolish
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