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GRE Vocab Set 8
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Graduate
10/01/2013

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tawdry
Definition
cheap, indecent, showy, tacky
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tenacity
Definition
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valid
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tendentious
Definition
biased, showing marked tendencies
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tender
Definition
to offer formally
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tenuous
Definition
having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
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terse
Definition
brief and concise in wording
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timorous
Definition
timid, fearful, diffident
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toady
Definition
sycophant, flatterer, yes-man
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torpid
Definition
lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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torque
Definition
force that causes rotation
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torrid
Definition
scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried
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torturous
Definition
winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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tout
Definition
to publicly praise or promotoe
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tractable
Definition
docile, obedient, easily led
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travesty
Definition
mockery, caricature, parody
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trenchant
Definition
sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut
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truculent
Definition
fierce, scathing, eager to fight
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tumid
Definition
swollen
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turbid
Definition
muddy, clouded to point of opaque, in turmoil
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turgid
Definition
swollen, bloated, pompous
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turpitude
Definition
depravity, baseness
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tyro
Definition
novice, beginner in learning
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ubiquitous
Definition
existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
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umbrage
Definition
offense, resentment
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undulate
Definition
to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate
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unfeigned
Definition
genuine, not false or hypocritical
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untenable
Definition
indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
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untoward
Definition
troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse
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upbraid
Definition
to scold, censure, rebuke
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urbane
Definition
sophisticated, refined, elegant
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usury
Definition
charging an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest
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variegated
Definition
multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of color
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vaunt
Definition
to brag or boast
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venal
Definition
capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary
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venerate
Definition
to revere
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veracity
Definition
truthfulness, honesty
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verisimilitude
Definition
appearing true or real
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vexation
Definition
annoyance, irritation
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vilify
Definition
to defame, characterize harshly
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virulent
Definition
extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly antagonistic
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viscous
Definition
thick, sticky
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vitiate
Definition
to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective
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vituperate
Definition
to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely
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volatile
Definition
readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive
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waft
Definition
light breeze, puff
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welter
Definition
to writhe, toss about, be in turmoil
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wend
Definition
to go, proceed, walk
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