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GRE
Word List 2
28
Engineering
Undergraduate 3
05/13/2008
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adventitious
 Definition
accidental;casual
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advert
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(v)refer (to)
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aegis
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shield;defense
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aerie
 Definition
nest of a large bird of prey
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aesthetic*
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating beauty
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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affliction
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cause of suffering
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affront
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insult;offense
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify;
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agnostic
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skeptical of existence of God
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agog
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highly excited
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alacrity*
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alcove
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nook; recess
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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allege
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state without proof
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allegory
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a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
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alliteration
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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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attract; entice
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allusion
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indirect reference
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aloft
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upward
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altercation
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noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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ambivalence*
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotions
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ambrosia
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food of gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ameliorate*
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improve
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amenable
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readly managed or willing to be led; accountable
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