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Hit Parade Group 1
Vocab for GRE
76
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Graduate
02/25/2012

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abscond (v)
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant (adj)
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deviating from the norm (noun- aberration)
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alacrity (n)
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation (n)
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous (adj)
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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage (v)
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious (adj)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun- audacity)
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austere (adj)
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun- austerity)
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axiomatic (adj)
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taken as a given; possing self-evident truth (n-axion)
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canonical (adj)
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun- cannon)
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capricious (adj)
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure (v)
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery (n)
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trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur (n)
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted (adj)
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complex or complicated
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diabuse (v)
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant (adj)
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate (adj)
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery (n)
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent (adj)
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun -eloquence)
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enervate (v)
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui (n)
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate (v)
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj- equivocal)
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erudite (adj)
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very learned; scholarly (noun- erudition)
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exculpate (v)
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent (adj)
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urgen, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous (adj)
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improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster (n)
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate (v)
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous (adj)
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artless; frank and candid; lacking sophistication
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inured (adj)
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible (adj)
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud (v)
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to praise highly (adj- laudatory)
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lucid (adj)
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity (n)
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the quality of being onerously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj- magnanimous)
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martial (adj)
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associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane (adj)
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent (adj)
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous (adj)
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vague; cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
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neologism (n)
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new worlds or senses
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noxious (adj)
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harmful, injurious
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obtuse (adj)
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate (v)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous (adj)
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troubling; burdensome
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paean (n)
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a song or hemp of praise and thanksgiving
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parody (n)
Definition
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial (adj)
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy (n)
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj- perfidious)
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perfunctory (adj)
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cursory; done without care or intent
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perspicacious (adj)
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun- perspicacity)
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prattle (v)
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate (adj)
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acting without excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (v)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection (n)
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience (n)
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj- prescient)
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prevaricate (v)
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deliberately avoid the trough; to mislead
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qualms (n)
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant (v)
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute (v)
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate (v)
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent (adj)
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous (adj)
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid (adj)
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul
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sporadic (adj)
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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander (v)
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static (adj)
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy (v)
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie (v)
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to block; thwart
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synthesis (n)
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the combination of parts to make a whole (v- synthesize)
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torque (n)
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous (adj)
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winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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truculent (adj)
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity (n)
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truthfulness, honesty
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virulent (adj)
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious (adj)
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver (adj)
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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