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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
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08/04/2015
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abate
 Definition
reduce in intensity
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abjure
 Definition
renounce; swear to refrain from something
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blandishment
 Definition
words used to coax or flatter
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boor
 Definition
ill-mannered person
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cardinal
 Definition
1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important
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deliberate
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1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)
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equivocation
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speaking ambiguously
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feckless
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feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
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imperturbability
 Definition
quality of being calm and not easily disturbed
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meretricious
 Definition
falsely attractive; tawdry
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augury
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prediction; looking for omens
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boycott
 Definition
refuse to have dealings with
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glib
 Definition
slick; superficial esp. in speech
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incise
 Definition
cut into
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moralistic
 Definition
concerned with morals
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ostracism
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shunning; social isolation
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penchant
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inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
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rarefy
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make less dense
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repine
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fret; be discontented
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stipulate
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specify
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diaphanous
 Definition
transparent; thin and delicate
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feint
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pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
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inured
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hardened; habituated
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mettlesome
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spirited
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puissance
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power
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recondite
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obscure
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stygian
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very dark
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touting
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advertising; supporting
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virtuosity
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skill, expertise
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volubility
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excessive talkativeness
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caret
 Definition
punctuation mark signifying omission
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contiguous
 Definition
adjacent; touching; abutting
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damp
 Definition
(used of vibration) reduce in extent
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ellipsis
 Definition
omission of essential words
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extirpation
 Definition
wiping out; complete destruction
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foppish
 Definition
behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion
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gaffe
 Definition
blunder; social mistake
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhorting
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opprobrious
 Definition
expressing great scorn
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down
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ambidextrous
 Definition
able to use both left and right hands equally well
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culpability
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guild
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discernment
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judgment; perceptiveness
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encomium
 Definition
praise
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inveigle
 Definition
coax; cajole; wheedle; entice
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minatory
 Definition
threatening
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ossified
 Definition
turned to bone; become rigid
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plumb
 Definition
measure depth
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quintessential
 Definition
most typical; the perfect example of
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runic
 Definition
mysterious; magical
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accretion
 Definition
accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
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anachronistic
 Definition
occurring in the wrong time period
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chronic
 Definition
long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)
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churlishness
 Definition
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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demagogue
 Definition
mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
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effrontery
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daring; audacity (has a negative connotation
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idyll
 Definition
story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting
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interregnum
 Definition
interval between reigns or governments
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nugatory
 Definition
of minor significance; futile
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sinecure
 Definition
job which pays salary but requiring little effort
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anodized
 Definition
electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
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aphoristic
 Definition
expressed tersely
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canonical
 Definition
orthodox
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commensurate
 Definition
equal in significance
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dexterity
 Definition
skill, esp. with hands
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extant
 Definition
skill in existence (opposite of extinct)
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impugned
 Definition
challenged; called into question
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probity
 Definition
uprightness; honesty
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raconteur
 Definition
person who relates a story
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solicitous
 Definition
kindly; expressing care and concern
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amalgamate
 Definition
join; consolidate
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baleful
 Definition
evil
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coerce
 Definition
force
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inchoate
 Definition
undeveloped; nascent
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iniquitous
 Definition
evil; unjust
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libertine
 Definition
dissolute person; prodigal
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millinery
 Definition
hats and hat-making
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natty
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neat; dapper; smart
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occluded
 Definition
obscured; blocked
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sidereal
 Definition
of or related to stars
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avaricious
 Definition
greedy for money
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extirpate
 Definition
wipe out totally
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halcyon
 Definition
peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
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list (v)
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1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order
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maudlin
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sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
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refulgent
 Definition
glowing; radiant
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subliminal
 Definition
below the threshold of consciousness
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testiness
 Definition
irritability; irascibility
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vituperate
 Definition
attack bitterly
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whittle
 Definition
1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step
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caricature
 Definition
ridicule (v); cartoon intended to ridicule (n)
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colander
 Definition
bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.
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cumbersome
 Definition
bulky; difficult to carry
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dispatch
 Definition
1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)
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epistemology
 Definition
theory of knowledge
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froward
 Definition
stubborn; wayward; disobedient
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supine
 Definition
lying flat on one's back
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throwback
 Definition
exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits
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untoward
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unexpected
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verisimilar
 Definition
true to life; giving the appearance of reality
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