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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
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08/04/2015
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ambivalence
 Definition
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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exemplify
 Definition
to serve as a good example
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impecunious
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having no money
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lucid
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clear
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ornate
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highly decorated
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precipice
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steep slope
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salubrious
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health-giving
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truant
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shirker; someone absent without permission
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ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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capacious
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spacious
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desecrate
 Definition
to damage or pollute a holy place
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exhaustive
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complete and thorough
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impious
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wicked; profane
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; silly
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orthodox
 Definition
conventional
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precipitous
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done in a hurry
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salutary
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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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truncate
 Definition
cut short
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ameliorate
 Definition
make better
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capitulate
 Definition
surrender; give in to
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desecration
 Definition
spoiling something holy
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exonerates
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acquits; absolves; removes blame
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impoverished
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destitute; poor
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lukewarm
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1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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ossify
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1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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tumult
 Definition
uproar; noise
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amelioration
 Definition
improvement
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carping
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constant criticism
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desist
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stop; discontinue; cease
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exorcism
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getting free/ rid of; eliminating (especially of demons)
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impromptu
 Definition
unrehearsed; spontaneous
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lummox
 Definition
clumsy person
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ostentatious
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showy
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precocious
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developing early
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sanction
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give approval to
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turpitude
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depravity
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amiable
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friendly
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cartographer
 Definition
person who makes maps
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despondent
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having no hope; miserable
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expatriate
 Definition
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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inadvertent
 Definition
not intentional
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luscious
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juicy; moist; succulent
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oust
 Definition
push out of a position
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predecessor
 Definition
one who came before
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sanguinary
 Definition
bloodthirsty; bloody
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tyro
 Definition
novice; beginner
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amity
 Definition
friendship
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castigate
 Definition
scold strongly
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destitution
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hardship; poverty; misery
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expedient
 Definition
convenient; practical
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incantation
 Definition
chant; invocation; prayer
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lynch
 Definition
assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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overt
 Definition
obvious; not hidden
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predicament
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dilemma; difficult situation
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sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful
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ubiquitous
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found everywhere; omnipresent
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amorphous
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lacking in shape
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catharsis
 Definition
purging of pent-up emotions
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deter
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put off; prevent
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expedite
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make faster
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incarceration
 Definition
putting in prison
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machinations
 Definition
plots and plans
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overwrought
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worked up; in an emotional state
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preeminent
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famous; outstanding
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sardonic
 Definition
mocking
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unalloyed
 Definition
undiluted; total
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analgesic
 Definition
medicine to combat pain
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caucus
 Definition
type of private political meeting
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deteriorate
 Definition
worsen; decline
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exposition
 Definition
clear explanation
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incessant
 Definition
without stopping
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maelstrom
 Definition
whirlpool; storm in the ocean
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palatable
 Definition
good to eat; agreeable
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prerogative
 Definition
right or privilege
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savant
 Definition
person with knowledge
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unctuous
 Definition
oily; using excessive flattery
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analogous
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comparable
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caustic
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burning
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detrimental
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harmful
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extol
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praise
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incipient
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just beginning
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magnanimous
 Definition
generous; big-hearted
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palisade
 Definition
fence made of posts
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prescient
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having fore-knowledge
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scale
 Definition
to climb
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undetermined
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damaged; attacked
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anarchy
 Definition
chaos; lack of government
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cavalcade
 Definition
procession of vehicles
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devoured
 Definition
greedily eaten/consumed
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extradite
 Definition
deport from one country back to the home country
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inclination
 Definition
tendency; a leaning toward
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magnate
 Definition
powerful businessman
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palliative
 Definition
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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presentiment
 Definition
a feeling that someone might happen
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scapegoat
 Definition
person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
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underscore
 Definition
emphasize
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