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Kaplan 2011-2012 Top GRE Words in Context: 026-050
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Undergraduate 3
07/08/2011

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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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banal
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predictable, cliche, boring
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bolster
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support or prop up
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
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punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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condone
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overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convoluted
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complicated
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corroborate
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provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily increasing in volume or force
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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deference
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respect, courtesy
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deride
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speak of or treat with contempt; mock
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desiccate
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dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
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abusive, condemnatory speech
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