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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
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08/04/2015
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abysmal
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very deep; very bad
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approbation
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approval
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bent (n)
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inclination; aptitude
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cadge
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get by begging
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debacle
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disaster
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extemporize
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speak without preparation or rehearsal
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incumbents
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occupiers of a job or position
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lambaste
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attack verbally
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noisome
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disgusting
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pastiche
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work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources
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arboreal
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living in trees; concerned with trees
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centrifuge
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device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed
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cloistered
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isolated
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disabuse
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make someone aware of an error in thinking
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engendering
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causing; bringing into being
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intemperate
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excessive; immoderate
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lugubrious
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sad; gloomy
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nonplussed
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confused
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pedagogy
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science of education; teaching
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satiate
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satisfy; fill completely
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artless
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without effort; without trickery; simple
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comeliness
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beauty; prettiness
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doff
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take off (esp. of a hat)
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don
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put on (esp. of clothes)
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erudition
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learning; scholarly knowledge
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plaintive
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sad; mournful
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suborn
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bribe
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tendentious
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dogmatic; biased
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tortuous
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indirect; winding
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verbiage
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excessive or meaningless wordiness
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atonement
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making amends for sin or crime
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complaisance
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flexibility; willingness to please
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daguerreotype
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forerunner of the photograph
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fawn
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behave in a sycophantic way; grovel
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gregariousness
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sociability; liking for crowds
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nascent
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emerging; newly formed
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paean
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praise; tribute (esp. in song)
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reproof
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scolding; criticism
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scurvy
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1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascally
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tutelary
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serving as a guardian
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abscission
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cutting; process causing leaves to fall off
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contentious
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causing argument
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debilitating
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weakening
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foible
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quirk; minor weakness
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importune
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beg; solicit
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pertain
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be relevant to
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slew
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glut; excess
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toady
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sycophant; flatter
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torrid
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hot and steamy
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veracious
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true
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asperity
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using harsh or critical tone
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blowhard
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boastful person
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disingenuous
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crafty
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evanescent
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short-lived
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intangible
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cannot be touched; abstract
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labile
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changing rapidly; unstable
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malapropism
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use of similar sounding but incorrect word
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posture (v)
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to put on an act
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proximate
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immediate; nearest
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pugnacious
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aggressive, ready to fight
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foreshadowed
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indicated a future event
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gaucherie
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awkwardness
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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inscrutability
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quality of being difficult to comprehend
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limerick
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short amusing poem
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mannered
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stylized; pretentious
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pluck (n)
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courage
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sedulous
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persevering; eager and thorough
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syllogism
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type of logical reasoning
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vicissitude
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unexpected change in fortune or circumstances
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acolyte
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disciple; follower or attendant
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admonitory
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scolding
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caprices
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whimsies; fancies
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cornucopia
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symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundance
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deferential
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showing respect
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intractability
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stubbornness; resistance
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luminary
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eminent person
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minion
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underling; servant
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undergird
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support; strengthen
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vitiate
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weaken; sap energy
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coterie
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clique; small group with common interests
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denigrate
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decry; criticize; belittle
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empirical
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found by experiment or practice
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gainsay
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contradict
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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modest
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1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessive
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prolixity
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wordiness
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rebus
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puzzle in which pictures give clues
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sere
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withered; old
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vulpine
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like a fox
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corroborate
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give supporting evidence
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exacerbated
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made worse
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exact
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to demand; exort
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faddish
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whimsical; following a fashion
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hapless
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unlucky
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misconstrue
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put a wrong interpretation on something
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perennial
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long-lasting
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rent
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torn
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shard
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fragment of pottery
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xenophobe
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person afraid of foreigners
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