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Mozarts25th GRE Word list 1
Mozarts25th GRE Word list 1
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09/07/2010

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Rivulet
Definition
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
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Roil
Definition
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex:
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Restive
Definition
Restless or Stubborn
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Reticent
Definition
Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
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Retiring
Definition
Shy or Tending to retire
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Reverie
Definition
Day Dreaming or fantastic improbable scenario
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Ribald
Definition
Vulgar in speech, obscene , scurrilous
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Rile
Definition
Irritate Vex or Roil
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Roil
Definition
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
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Rotunda
Definition
a large and high circular hall or room in a building, esp. one surmounted by a dome.
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Roseate
Definition
incautiously optimistic or rosy
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Rubric
Definition
any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol OR a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book
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Ruminate
Definition
To chew OR to think / ponder
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Salutary
Definition
promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
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Sanctimonious
Definition
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
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Sanguinary
Definition
full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody
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Sanguine
Definition
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident or Ruddy
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Satyr
Definition
Part man part beast OR a lecherous person
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Scad
Definition
Plenty
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Scintilla
Definition
a minute particle; spark; trace
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Scotch
Definition
to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil
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Scurrilous
Definition
grossly or obscenely abusive
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Scurry
Definition
to go or move quickly or in haste.
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Scurvy
Definition
A disease where gums bleed OR contemptible; despicable; mean
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Secession
Definition
Withdrawal
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Secrete
Definition
To release / Discharge OR hide
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Seedy
Definition
poorly kept; run-down; shabby OR Poorly dressed
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Sedulous
Definition
Diligent
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Seminary
Definition
a special school providing education in theology, religious history
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Sentient
Definition
having the power of perception by the senses
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Sere
Definition
dry; withered.
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Servitude
Definition
slavery or bondage of any kind
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Sheathe
Definition
to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
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Sheaf
Definition
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye
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Shyster
Definition
a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
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Sibylline
Definition
prophetic; oracular. OR
mysterious; cryptic.
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Skiff
Definition
Small boat
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Skittish
Definition
Lively OR Shy
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Skullduggery
Definition
Dishonesty , trickery
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Skulk
Definition
Move furtively
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Slacken
Definition
to make or become looser or less taut
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Slake
Definition
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
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Sleeper
Definition
something or someone that becomes unexpectedly successful or important after a period of being unnoticed, ignored, or considered unpromising or a failure:
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Sleight
Definition
dexterity OR cunning
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Slough
Definition
to molt OR swamp
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Snivel
Definition
to run at the nose; have a runny nose OR Whine
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Smattering
Definition
a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something
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Solecism
Definition
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage,
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Solicitious
Definition
anxiously desirous OR anxious
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Somatic
Definition
of the body; bodily; physical.
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