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Hit parade 2
GRE vocab
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Graduate
06/09/2016

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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; charateristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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chary
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wary, cautious, sparing
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eclecic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp. to the skin
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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