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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
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08/04/2015
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atheist
 Definition
person who does not believe in God
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colloquial
 Definition
local and informal (used of language)
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dotard
 Definition
foolish old man
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furrow
 Definition
groove
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instigator
 Definition
troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
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misnomer
 Definition
wrong name
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percipient
 Definition
perceptive; insightful
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quaff
 Definition
drink down quickly
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staunch
 Definition
loyal; faithful; dependable
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vilification
 Definition
blackening someone's name
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atrophy
 Definition
waste away from lack of use
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collusion
 Definition
plotting and planning
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drawl
 Definition
speak slowly with words running together
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furtive
 Definition
hidden and secret
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insurgent
 Definition
a rebel
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misogynist
 Definition
hater of women
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perdition
 Definition
damnation
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quagmire
 Definition
marsh; bog
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stereotype
 Definition
fixed image
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vindicate
 Definition
prove right; remove blame
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attenuate
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weaken
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commandeer
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take possession of
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drivel
 Definition
nonsense
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futile
 Definition
useless; hopeless
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interminable
 Definition
never-ending
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misrepresentation
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deliberately deceiving
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peremptory
 Definition
in a commanding manner
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quaint
 Definition
picturesque
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stevedore
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dockworker
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virtuoso
 Definition
an accomplished musician
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augment
 Definition
increase; make bigger
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complacent
 Definition
self-satisfied; smug
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droll
 Definition
dryly amusing
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galleon
 Definition
ancient type of sailing ship
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intermittent
 Definition
sporadic; irregular
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mitigate
 Definition
lessen; make less severe
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perfidy
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treachery
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quandary
 Definition
dilemma; puzzle
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stifle
 Definition
suppress
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virulent
 Definition
dangerous; harmful
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auspicious
 Definition
favorable; promising to turn out well
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compliant
 Definition
easy to control; submissive
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drone
 Definition
1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3. male bee
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gambol
 Definition
folic; leap; bound
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intransigence
 Definition
stubbornness
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modicum
 Definition
small amount
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perfunctory
 Definition
superficial; cursory
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quarantine
 Definition
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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stoic
 Definition
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
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vital
 Definition
essential; alive; important
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austere
 Definition
severely plain
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concatenate
 Definition
link together
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dubious
 Definition
doubtful
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garble
 Definition
distort; confuse; muddle
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intransigent
 Definition
stubborn; unyielding
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momentous
 Definition
very important
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peripatetic
 Definition
nomadic; moving from place to place
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quarry
 Definition
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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stoke
 Definition
add fuel to; strengthen
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vitriolic
 Definition
corrosive; strongly attacking
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aversion
 Definition
a dislike of
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concatenation
 Definition
linking into chains
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dupe
 Definition
to fool someone
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garish
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gaudy
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intrepid
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brave
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monotonous
 Definition
dull; unvarying
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peripheral
 Definition
on the edge; not important
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querulous
 Definition
always complaining
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stolid
 Definition
impassive; dull; indifferent
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vivacity
 Definition
liveliness; animation
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balk
 Definition
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
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conciliate
 Definition
to bring together; end a dispute
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dynamic
 Definition
lively; vibrant; energetic
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garner
 Definition
gather; collect
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inveterate
 Definition
habitual
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moratorium
 Definition
temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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perjury
 Definition
telling lies under oath
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quirk
 Definition
oddity
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stratagem
 Definition
plot; plan; trick
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vivify
 Definition
enliven
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banal
 Definition
common; dull
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concise
 Definition
stated in a few words
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ebullient
 Definition
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
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garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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invidious
 Definition
arousing envy
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moribund
 Definition
on the point of death
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pernicious
 Definition
destructive; harmful
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ramble
 Definition
wander aimlessly
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strident
 Definition
loud and harsh
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vociferous
 Definition
noisy; loud in speech
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banality
 Definition
ordinariness; dullness
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condescend
 Definition
talk down to
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eccentric
 Definition
unusual; quirky; odd
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gaunt
 Definition
emaciated; bony and angular
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inviolable
 Definition
cannot be invaded
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morose
 Definition
gloomy; bad tempered
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persnickety
 Definition
fastidious; fussy
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ramifications
 Definition
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
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stringent
 Definition
strict or severe
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volatile
 Definition
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
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