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GRE Vocab 02
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Language - English
Undergraduate 3
12/18/2011
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censure
 Definition
condemn
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chagrin
 Definition
embarrassment
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chary
 Definition
cautious
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cogent
 Definition
well-put, convincing
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collusion
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conspiracy
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commensurate
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proportionate
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commiserate
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empathize
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compensatory
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redeeming
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conciliatory
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reconciling
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contentious
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argumentative
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cynical
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scornful of the motives of others
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dearth
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scarcity
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deference
 Definition
courteously yielding to another
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deleterious
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harmful
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delineate
 Definition
draw a line around, describe
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demur
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take exception
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denigrate
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defame
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deprecate
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belittle
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desiccate
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dehydrate
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despot
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tyrant
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desultory
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without direction in life
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diatribe
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long denunciation
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dichotomy
 Definition
division into two parts
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didactic
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instructional
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diffident
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shy
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digress
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ramble
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disabuse
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correct a misconception
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discerning
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observant
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discrete
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separate
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discretion
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prudence
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disparate
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various
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disseminate
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distribute
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dissolution
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disintegration
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distend
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swell
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divest
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strip, deprive
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eclectic
 Definition
from many sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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effigy
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likeness, mannequin
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effloresce
 Definition
to bloom
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effrontery
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insolence
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elicit
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provoke
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endemic
 Definition
peculiar to a particular region
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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generate
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ennui
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boredom
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esoteric
 Definition
known by only a few
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esthetic
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artistic
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euphemism
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genteel expression
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