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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 5
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 5
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09/11/2010

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Term
Yoke
Definition
unite
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yokel
Definition
country bumpkin
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yore
Definition
time past
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zephyr
Definition
a gentle, mild breeze.
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exact
Definition
to call for, demand, or require
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pine
Definition
to yearn deeply OR Fret
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garrote
Definition
to strangle or throttle
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Hector
Definition
a blustering, domineering person; a bully
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Atoll
Definition
a circular coral reef or string of coral islands
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Shoulder
Definition
either of the two edges or borders along a road
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unstinting
Definition
to be frugal;
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gripe
Definition
to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
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mulish
Definition
stubborn
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nugatory
Definition
of no real value; trifling; worthless.
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labile
Definition
likely to change.
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barge
Definition
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers;
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dragoon
Definition
to coerce; force:
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cognomen
Definition
a surname.
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testiness
Definition
irritably impatient; touchy.
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dainty
Definition
pleasing to the taste
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understudy
Definition
to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
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swatch
Definition
a sample of cloth or other material.
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ontology
Definition
the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
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curtsy
Definition
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
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forensic
Definition
pertaining to courts of law or public discussion and debate.
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purlieu
Definition
environs or neighborhood.
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ensign
Definition
a badge or a Ship
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carve
Definition
to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat.
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putrefaction
Definition
the state of being putrefied; decay.
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clinch
Definition
to settle (a matter) decisively
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hamper
Definition
basket to store laundry
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sere
Definition
dry , wither
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acorn
Definition
the fruit of an oak tree
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scaffold
Definition
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
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girder
Definition
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry
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spatula
Definition
a utensil with a broad flat, often flexible blade, used for lifting, spreading,
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tine
Definition
a slender prong, esp of a fork
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rebus
Definition
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols,
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forestall
Definition
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance
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tendentious
Definition
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
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Tourniquet
Definition
any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vesse
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adumbrate
Definition
to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
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leaven
Definition
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
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taint
Definition
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
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connivance
Definition
pretending to be ignorant, to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn;
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connotation
Definition
to signify or suggest
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consanguinity
Definition
descent from a common ancestor; kinship
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consign
Definition
to hand over or deliver formally or officially
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consort
Definition
a husband or wife
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constituent
Definition
supporter
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Constraint
Definition
restraint of feelings
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Conssumate
Definition
without flaw, supremely skilled
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contingent
Definition
dependent on
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