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GRE: Set 31
opulence-pariah
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Language - English
Graduate
01/23/2011
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opulence
 Definition
wealth
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oration
 Definition
lecture, formal speech
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ordain
 Definition
to make someone a priest or minister; to order
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ornithologist
 Definition
scientist who studies birds
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orotund
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pompous
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ostensible
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apparent
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ostentatious
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showy
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ostracism
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exclusion, temporary banishment
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ouster
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expulsion, ejection
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overt
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in the open, obvious
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overweening
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arrogant
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overwrought
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agitated, overdone
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paean
 Definition
a song of praise or thanksgiving
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palatial
 Definition
lake a palace, magnificent
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palaver
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idle talk
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palisade
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fence made up of stakes
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pall (n)
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covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
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pall (v)
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to lose strength or interest
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palliate
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to make less serious, ease
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pallid
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lacking color or liveliness
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palpable
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obvious, real, tangible
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palpitation
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trembling, shaking, irregular beating
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paltry
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pitifully small or worthless
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panacea
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cure-all
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panache
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flamboyance, verve
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal humn of praise
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panoply
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impressive array
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
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supreme, dominant, primary
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pariah
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outcast
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