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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 7
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 7
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09/13/2010
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diffidence
 Definition
shyness
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dilate
 Definition
expand
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dilatory
 Definition
causing delay
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dilettante
 Definition
amateur in arts, dabbler
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din
 Definition
continued loud noise
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dinghy
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small boat
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diorama
 Definition
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures
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disaffected
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traitor
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disavowal
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denial, disclaim
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disconcert
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confuse, upset
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disconsolate
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sad
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discursive
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rambling, digressing
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disgorge
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eject, vomit
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disingenuous
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insincere, lacking frankness
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disport
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amuse
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dissemble
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disguise, pretend
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disquisition
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formal systematic enquiry
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dissimulate
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pretend
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distend
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expand, swell out
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distrait
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inattentive, distracted
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divest
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strip, deprive
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divest
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strip, deprive
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docket
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program as for trial, book where such entries are made
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doff
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take off
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doleful
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mournful, causing sadness
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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domineer
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rule over tyranically
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dormer
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window projecting from roof
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dorsal
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relating to back of an animal
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dowdy
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slovenly , untidy
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droll
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amusing and queer
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dulcet
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sweet sounding
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duress (

forcible restraint, unlawful restraint)

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forcible restraint, unlawful restraint

 
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earthy
 Definition
worldly; pertaining to the earth.
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ebb
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lessen , recede
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ecclesiastic
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relating to the chruch
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eclectic
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made up of what is selected from different sources.
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ecumenical
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general; universal. OR pertaining to the church
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effete
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lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent:
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effluvium
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noxious smell
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egress
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exit
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ejaculation
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exclamation
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elegy
 Definition
pooem or song expressing lamentation
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ellipsis
 Definition
omission of words from a text
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emendation
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correction of errors
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enclave
 Definition
territory closed within an alien land
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encumber
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burden
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endearment
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fond word or act
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endue
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endow
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empirical
 Definition
Relying on or derived from observation or experiment
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