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Top GRE Words #2
Top GRE Words from Kaplan Test Prep Book
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Graduate
04/21/2012

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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilate
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to make larger; to expand
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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discern
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to perceive; to recognize
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disparate
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dogma
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a firmly help opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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dupe
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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emulate
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause , or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle, a mystery
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