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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 29
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 29
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10/10/2010
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Term
remit
 Definition
forgive OR send payment
Term
repartee
 Definition
a quick, witty reply.
Term
reprobate
 Definition
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person
Term
requiem
 Definition
rest OR a mass for the dead
Term
requite
 Definition
to return in kind
Term
restitution
 Definition
reparation, amends
Term
retch
 Definition
vomit
Term
retiring
 Definition
modest, unassuming
Term
reveille
 Definition
bugle call
Term
riffraff
 Definition
dregs of society
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rickety
 Definition
shaky, ramshackle
Term
rime
 Definition
crust
Term
riposte
 Definition
a quick, sharp return in speech or action
Term
bluster
 Definition
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
Term
roister
 Definition
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
Term
risible
 Definition
laughable
Term
runnel
 Definition
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
Term
roué
 Definition
a dissolute and licentious man
Term
sacerdotal
 Definition
priestly
Term
Saltatory
 Definition
proceeding by abrupt movements.
Term
sang-froid
 Definition
coolness of mind; calmness; composure
Term
salve
 Definition
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
Term
sarcophagus
 Definition
stone coffin
Term
scabrous
 Definition
full of difficulties OR Rough OR Indecent
Term
scone
 Definition
biscuit
Term
scurf
 Definition
dandruff
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sebaceous
 Definition
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat;
Term
self-effacing
 Definition
modest
Term
senescence
 Definition
old age
Term
sequacious
 Definition
following with smooth or logical regularity.
Term
seraphic
 Definition
angelic
Term
serried
 Definition
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows
Term
sessile
 Definition
permanently attached
Term
settee
 Definition
seat, sofa
Term
scour
 Definition
clean
Term
Shibboleth
 Definition
a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
OR
a slogan; catchword.
Term
shoring
 Definition
supporting
Term
shunt
 Definition
turn aside
Term
shoal
 Definition
reef
Term
sibilant
 Definition
characterized by a hissing sound
Term
sidle
 Definition
to move sideways or obliquely
Term
signet
 Definition
seal
Term
silhouette
 Definition
the outline or general shape of something
Term
simulacrum
 Definition
likeness
Term
sinistral
 Definition
left handed
Term
singe
 Definition
burn just the surface of
something
Term
Slaver
 Definition
to Drool OR to fawn OR slave owner
Term
slew
 Definition
an abundance
Term
Smite
 Definition
to strike or hit hard,
Term
Smite
 Definition
to strike or hit hard,
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