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GRE words 5
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
05/30/2011

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astrologer
Definition
a person who believes that stars and planets influence human activity and attempts to predict the future by studying their positions
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banal
Definition
commonplace
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bent
Definition
an inclination or tendency
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condone
Definition
to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow/forgive
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dogma
Definition
doctrine or set of religious principles
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equivocal
Definition
ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by fortunate accident or chance
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insipid
Definition
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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miser
Definition
an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
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nonplussed
Definition
baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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poverty; destitution
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preempt
Definition
to replace; to supersede; to appropriate; to prevent from happening
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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stint
Definition
to restrain; to be sparing or frugal; fixed amt of work
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superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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veneration
Definition
extreme respect and reverence; worship
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