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GRE Group 1 Vocabulary
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General Vocab
Graduate
07/18/2009

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abscond
Definition
V: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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clandestinely
Definition
Adj: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy
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aberrant
Definition
Adj: deviating from the norm
N: (aberration)
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alacrity
Definition
N: eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
Definition
N: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormally
Adj: (anomalous)
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approbation
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N: an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
Definition
Adj: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
Definition
V: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
Definition
Adj: daring and fearless: recklessly bold
N: (audacity)-- The Audacity of Hope
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austere
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Adj: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
N: (austerity)
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axiomatic
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Adj:taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
N: (axiom)
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canonical
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Adj: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
N: (canon)
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capricious
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Adj: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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V: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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N: trickery or subterfuge
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subterfuge
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N: a deceptive device or stratagem; deception by device or stratagem in order to conceal, escape or evade
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connoisseur
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N: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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Adj: complex or complicated
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