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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 23
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 23
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10/04/2010

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effloresce
Definition
to bloom
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glib
Definition
insincere manner
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hegemony
Definition
authority, domination
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insufferable
Definition
unbearable
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phlegmatic
Definition
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish OR Calm
Term
profusion
Definition
profusion overabundance
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a cappella
Definition
without accompaniment
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à la carte
Definition
priced separately
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a priori
Definition
reasoning based on
general principles
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abbey
Definition
monastery
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ablate
Definition
cut away
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acolyte
Definition
assistant
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accrete
Definition
grow larger
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ad nauseam
Definition
to a ridiculous degree
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ad-lib
Definition
improvise
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adipose
Definition
fatty
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adumbration
Definition
overshadow
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Adonis
Definition
beautiful man
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afoul
Definition
in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or conflict
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agnate
Definition
related on the father’s side
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air
Definition
discuss, broadcast
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akimbo
Definition
with hands on hips
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amenity
Definition
pleasantness
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alto
Definition
low female voice
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allegro
Definition
fast
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apoplexy
Definition
stroke
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caper
Definition
a prank/rick OR to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk
Term
aneurysm
Definition
bulging in a blood
vessel
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antechamber
Definition
waiting room
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argonauts
Definition
gold-seekers,
adventurers
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arrogate
Definition
seize without right
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assonance
Definition
partial rhyme
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atelier
Definition
workshop
Term
automaton
Definition
robot
Term
avant garde
Definition
vanguard
Term
aye
Definition
affirmative vote
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balky
Definition
hesitant
Term
bathos
Definition
sentimentality
Term
batten
Definition
to thrive by feeding; grow fat. OR a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
Term
bedlam
Definition
uproar
Term
beholden
Definition
in debt
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basso
Definition
low male voice
Term
bequest
Definition
gift, endowment
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bellow
Definition
shout
Term
bespeak
Definition
attest
Term
bistro
Definition
tavern, cafe
Term
blandish
Definition
flatter, grovel
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bogy
Definition
bugbear
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bogy
Definition
bugbear
Term
bootless
Definition
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless
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