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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
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08/04/2015
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archetype
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classic example of
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clemency
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mercy
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disinterested
 Definition
unbiased
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flout
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defy; reject
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ingenue
 Definition
naïve, unsophisticated person
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medacious
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given to lying
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paucity
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shortage
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protean
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changeable
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sophomoric
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juvenile, immature
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venal
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corrupt; can be bribed
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archives
 Definition
collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
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cliché
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overused expression; something unoriginal
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disparage
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criticize; belittle
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flustered
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worked-up; not calm
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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mercenary
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concerned only with money
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peccadillo
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minor weakness; trivial offense
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protégé
 Definition
person under protection of, or guided by another
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soporific
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inducing sleep
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veneer
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surface coating
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articulate
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clear; lucid; eloquent
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clientele
 Definition
customers
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disparity
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an inequality
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fly-by-night
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unreliable; disreputable
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inimical
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hostile
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mercurial
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volatile; changeable
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pedant
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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
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protocol
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procedure; code of behavior
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sparse
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spare; bare; meager
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venerate
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revere; worship
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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coalesce
 Definition
come together; merge
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dispassionate
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neutral; objective
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forensic
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concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
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innate
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inherited; inborn
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merge
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come together
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pedestrian
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common; mundane; banal
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provincial
 Definition
unsophisticated; narrow-minded
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specious
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false
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venial
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minor; unimportant
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artisan
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craftsman
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coddle
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pamper; fuss over; indulge
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disseminating
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circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
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fortitude
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bravery
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innocuous
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harmless; inoffensive
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metaphorically
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symbolically; figuratively
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peerless
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without equal
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prudent
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cautious; wise
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speckled
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spotted; freckled; dotted
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veracity
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truthfulness
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ascetic
 Definition
without luxuries; severely simple
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coercion
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force
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diurnal
 Definition
active in daytime
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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innovate
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create; introduce something new
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meticulous
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very careful; painstaking
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pejorative
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derogatory
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puerile
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childish
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sporadic
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not continuous; intermittent
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verbose
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talkative; long-winded; rambling
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assiduous
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thorough; diligent
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cogent
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lucid; well argued
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divert
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1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
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fractious
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irritable; difficult to control
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inscrutable
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mysterious; impenetrable
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mettle
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courage; bravery; valor
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pellucid
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transparently clear
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punctilious
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paying attention to small details
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spurious
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false
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verbosity
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using too many words
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assuage
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to calm
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cogitate
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think over something; ponder
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docile
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gentile and easily lead
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fraudulent
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fake; false
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insentient
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unfeeling
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milieu
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environment
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pensive
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in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
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purloin
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steal
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stagnant
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still; not moving
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vertigo
 Definition
dizziness
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astute
 Definition
perceptive; sharp-witted
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collage
 Definition
picture made from fragments of other pictures
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dogmatic
 Definition
having stubbornly held opinions
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frivolous
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not serious
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insipid
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dull; bland; boring
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mire
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swamp; muddy ground
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penury
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poverty
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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staid
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dull; sober; serious
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vestigial
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not developed
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asylum
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place of refuge or safety
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collate
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arrange in order
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dolt
 Definition
stupid person
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frugal
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economical; not wasting anything
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instigate
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to start; provoke
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misanthrope
 Definition
hater of the rest of mankind
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perceptive
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observant
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pyromania
 Definition
compulsion to start fires
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stanza
 Definition
section of a poem
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vignette
 Definition
small sketch
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