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GRE Vocabulary Set 2
Group 2 Vocabulary Words
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08/16/2011

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Abate
Definition
To lessen in intensity or degree
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Accolade
Definition
An expression of praise
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Adulation
Definition
Excessive praise, intense adoration
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Aesthetic
Definition
Dealing with art or beauty
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make better or more tolerable
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Ascetic
Definition
One who practices rigid self denial, especially related to religious devotion
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Avarice
Definition
Greed
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Axiom
Definition
A universally recognized principle
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Burgeon
Definition
To grow rapidly, flourish
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Bucolic
Definition
Rustic and pastoral
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Cacophony
Definition
Harsh, dissonant sound
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Canon
Definition
An established set of principles or codes of law
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Castigation
Definition
Severe criticism or punishment
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Catalyst
Definition
A substance that accelerates a reaction or change
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Caustic
Definition
Burning or stinging, causing corrosion
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Chary
Definition
Wary, cautious
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Cogent
Definition
Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing
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Complaisance
Definition
Willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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Contentious
Definition
Argumentative, quarrelsome
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Contrite
Definition
Regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving blame
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Dearth
Definition
Scarce, lacking
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Demur
Definition
To question or oppose
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Didactic
Definition
Intended to teach or instruct
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Discretion
Definition
Cautious reserve in speech
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Disinterested
Definition
Free of bias, impartial
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Dogmatic
Definition
Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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Ebullience
Definition
The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression
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Eclectic
Definition
Composed of elements derived from various sources
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Elegy
Definition
A mournful poem
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Emollient
Definition
Soothing, especially to the skin, making less harsh
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Empirical
Definition
Based on observation and experimentation
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Enigmatic
Definition
Mysterious, obscure
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Ephemeral
Definition
Brief, fleeting
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Esoteric
Definition
Intended for or understood by a small group
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Eulogy
Definition
A speech honoring the dead
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Exonerate
Definition
To remove blame
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Facetious
Definition
Playful, humorous
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Fallacy
Definition
Invalid or incorrect notion
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Furtive
Definition
Marked by stealth, covert
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Gregarious
Definition
Sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of others
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Harangue
Definition
To deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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Heretical
Definition
Violating an accepted dogma or convention
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exaggerated statement
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Impecunious
Definition
Lacking funds, without money
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Incipient
Definition
Beginning to come into being
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Inert
Definition
Unmoving, lethargic, sluggish
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Innocuous
Definition
Harmless, causing no damage
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Intransigent
Definition
Refusing to compromise
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Morose
Definition
Sad, sullen, melancholy
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Odious
Definition
Evoking a sense of dislike or aversion
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Opaque
Definition
Impenetrable by light
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Oscillation
Definition
Act of moving back and forth in an uninterrupted rhythm
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Penurious
Definition
Excessively thrifty
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Pernicious
Definition
Extremely harmful
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Peruse
Definition
To examine with great care
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Pious
Definition
Extremely reverent or devout
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Precursor
Definition
One that leads up to or announces another
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Preen
Definition
To dress up, primp, groom with elaborate care
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Prodigious
Definition
Abundant in size, fore, or extent
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Prolific
Definition
Producing large volumes or amounts, productive
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Putrefy
Definition
To rot, decay, and give off a foul odor
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Quaff
Definition
To drink deeply
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Quiescence
Definition
Stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
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Redoubtable
Definition
Awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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Sanction
Definition
Authoritative permission or approval, a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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Satire
Definition
A literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice
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Squalid
Definition
Sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect
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Stoic
Definition
Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
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Supplant
Definition
To that the place of
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Torpid
Definition
Lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Existing everywhere
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Urbane
Definition
Sophisticated, refined
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Vilify
Definition
To defame, characterize harshly
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Viscous
Definition
Thick, sticky
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