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GRE Group 1
Hit List 1 Vocabulary from the Princeton Review 2008 GRE Preparation Book
27
General Vocab
Graduate
06/17/2013

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Term
sorid
Definition

(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor;

foul

Term
synthesis
Definition

(n.) the combination of parts to make a whole

 

(verb form: synthesize)

Term
sporadic
Definition
(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
Term
stupefy
Definition
(v.) to stun, baffle, or amaze
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anomaly
Definition

(n.) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule;

abnormality

 

(adj. form: anomalous)

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capricious
Definition

(adj.) inclined to change one's mind impulsively;

erratic, unpredictable

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obtuse
Definition

(adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect;

not clear or precise in thought or expression

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audacious
Definition

(adj.) daring and fearless;

recklessly bold

 

(noun form: audacity)

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extemporaneous
Definition

(adj.) improvised;

done without preparation

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irascrible
Definition

(adj.) easily angered;

prone to tempermental outbursts

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perennial
Definition

(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years;

happening repeatedly

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static
Definition

(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion;

at rest

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qualms
Definition

(n.) misgivings;

reservations;

causes for hesitancy

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perfunctory
Definition

(adj.) cursory;

done without care or interest

Term
prescience
Definition

(n.) foreknowledge of events;

knowing of events prior to their occuring

 

(adj. form: prescient)

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precipitate
Definition

(v.) to cause or hapen before anticipated or required

 

(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse

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convoluted
Definition
(adj.) complex or complicated
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mundane
Definition

(adj.) of the world;

typical of or concerned with the ordinary

Term
exculpate
Definition

(v.) exonerate;

to clear of blame

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evervate
Definition

(v.) to weaken;

to reduce in vitality

Term
onerous
Definition

(adj.) troubling;

burdensome

Term
nebulous
Definition

(adj.) vague;

cloudy;

lacking clearly defined form

Term
eloquent
Definition

(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

 

(noun form: eloquence)

Term
ennui
Definition
(n.) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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