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Verbal Reasoning
GRE Verbal Reasoning Vocabulary
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05/25/2014

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Term
Calumny
Definition
Criticize
Term
Castigate
Definition
Criticize
Term
Decry
Definition
Criticize
Term
Denounce
Definition
Criticize
Term
Deride/Derisive
Definition
Criticize
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Diatribe
Definition
Criticize
Term
Disparge
Definition
Criticize
Term
Exocriate
Definition
Criticize
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Gainsay
Definition
Criticize
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Harangue
Definition
Criticize
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Impugn
Definition
Criticize
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Inveigh
Definition
Criticize
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Objurgate
Definition
Criticize
Term
Obloquy
Definition
Criticize
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Opprobrium
Definition
Criticize
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Pillory
Definition
Criticize
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Rebuke
Definition
Criticize
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Remonstrate
Definition
Criticize
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Reprehend
Definition
Criticize
Term
Reprove
Definition

Criticize

Chastise 

Term
Revile
Definition

Despised

Criticize

Term
Tirade
Definition
Criticize
Term
Vituperate
Definition
Criticize
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Fallacious
Definition
Based on mistaken belief
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Apocryphal
Definition

Falsehood

Story/statement of doubtful authenticity


Term
Canard
Definition

Unfounded rumor/story

Falsehood

Term
Chicanery
Definition

Use of trickery to achieve a purpose

Falsehood

Term
Dissemble
Definition

Concealing one's true motives

Falsehood

Term
Duplicity
Definition

Decietfulness

Falsehood

Term
Equivocate
Definition

To use ambiguous language to avoid something

Falsehood

Term
Ersatz
Definition

Falsehood

Inferior substitutions used for something else

Term
Guile
Definition
Falsehood
Term
Mendacious/mendacity
Definition

Flasehood

Lying

Term
Perfidy
Definition

Falsehood

Deceitfullness 

Term
Prevaricate
Definition

Falsehood

Speak/Act in invasive way

Term
Specious
Definition

Falsehood

Superficially plausable, but wrong

Term
Spurious
Definition

Falsehood

False/Fake

Term
Atoned
Definition
Make amends
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Vouchsafed
Definition
Give/grant something to someone in a gracious/condensending manner
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Lauded
Definition
Praise something highly (especially in public context)
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Levity
Definition
Humor (especially in a serious situation)
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Histrionics
Definition
Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention
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PLAC (root)
Definition
To please
Term
Placate
Definition
To make someone less angry or hostile
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Circumnavigate
Definition
To sail around
Term
Circumvent
Definition
To find a way around
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Circuitous
Definition
Journey longer than the most direct way
Term
PAN (root)
Definition
All
Term
OPTIC (root)
Definition
To see/observe
Term
Panoptic
Definition
Everything visible in one view
Term
Parsing
Definition
Analyze words into parts
Term
Panacea
Definition
A solution/remedy for all difficulates/diseases
Term
Affinity
Definition
Kinship/attractive force
Term
DEM (root)
Definition
People
Term
Venal
Definition
Corrupt or capable of being bought
Term
VEN/VENT (root)
Definition
To come/to move toward
Term
Aberrations
Definition
A departure from the norm that's not welcomed
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Anomaly*
Definition
Something that deviates from what is standard
Term
Equivocal*
Definition

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation

Term
Lucid
Definition
Expressed cleary; easy to understand
Term
Assuage*
Definition
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense
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Erudite*
Definition
Having/showing a great knowledge/learning
Term
Opaque*
Definition
Not able to be seen through
Term
Prodigal*
Definition
Wastefully extravagant
Term
Enigma*
Definition
A person/thing that is mysterious
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Fervid*
Definition
Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
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Zeal
Definition
Great energy/enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause/object
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Audacious
Definition
Showing a willingness to take bold risks
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Desiccate
Definition
Removing the moisture from something to preserve it
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Laudable
Definition
A thing that deserves praise
Term
Pedant
Definition
Person excessively concerned with minor details and rules
Term
Vacillate
Definition
Waver between different opinions or actions
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Adulterate
Definition
Render something poorer in quality by adding something usually inferior to it
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Capricious
Definition
Sudden changes in mood/behavior
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Engender
Definition
Give rise to a feeling/situation/condition
Term
Loquacious
Definition
Tend to talk a great deal
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Pragmatic
Definition
Dealing with things in a realistic fashion
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Volatile
Definition
Easily evaporated at a normal temperature
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting for a very short time
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Laconic
Definition
Thing with very few words
Term
Mitigate
Definition
Make less severe/painful
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