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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 3
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 3
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09/11/2010

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Trencherman
Definition
a person who has a hearty appetite; a heavy eater. OR parasite
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Tint
Definition
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
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Taper
Definition
Candle
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Torpor
Definition
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
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Touchstone
Definition
a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing.
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traduce
Definition
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
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Transfigure
Definition
to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
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Transmute
Definition
to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform
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Transport
Definition
to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture.
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tremulous
Definition
characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
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Trite
Definition
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
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Troth
Definition
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
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Truculence
Definition
brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing
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Tumid
Definition
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
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Tumult
Definition
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
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Tureen
Definition
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods
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Turgid
Definition
swollen; distended; tumid.
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Turpitude
Definition
vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
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Tutelary
Definition
having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing
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Tyro
Definition
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
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Vomitory
Definition
an emetic.
OR an opening through which something is ejected or discharged
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Travesty
Definition
to imitate grotesquely or absurdly.
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Trough
Definition
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
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unassailable
Definition
not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument:
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Unbridled
Definition
not controlled or restrained:
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Unconscionable
Definition
not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
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Unction
Definition
an act of anointing, esp. as a Medical treatment or religious rite.
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Unctuous
Definition
characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, OR having an oily or soapy feel
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Unexceptionable
Definition
beyond criticism
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Unfledged
Definition
immature; callow
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Unfrock
Definition
to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function;
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Unmitigated
Definition
unqualified or absolute
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Unprepocessing
Definition
Ugly , unattractive
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unobtrusive
Definition
inconspicuous
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unrequited
Definition
not returned or reciprocated
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untrammeled
Definition
a hindrance or impediment to free action
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unwonted
Definition
not customary or usual; rare
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urchin
Definition
a mischievous boy.
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upshot
Definition
the final issue, the conclusion, or the result
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vagrant
Definition
vagabond; tramp.
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vanguard
Definition
the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
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vapid
Definition
insipid; flat
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variegated
Definition
varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
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vegetate
Definition
to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing
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veer
Definition
shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination
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venal
Definition
corrupt
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venial
Definition
excusable; trifling;
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ventral
Definition
abdominal
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veracious
Definition
truthful; honest
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verbiage
Definition
overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
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