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GRE Vocab List 2
Words 101-200
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Graduate
06/29/2011
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acrid
 Definition
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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boorish
 Definition
ill-mannered
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cynical
 Definition
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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epistle
 Definition
a letter (form of communication)
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heresy
 Definition
against orthodox opinion
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lance
 Definition
spear; spike; javelin
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obscure
 Definition
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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poignant
 Definition
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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respite
 Definition
a break; intermission
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terse
 Definition
concise; to the point
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acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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epistolary
 Definition
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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hiatus
 Definition
interruption; pause
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languid
 Definition
tired; slow
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obscured
 Definition
hidden; covered; buried
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poised
 Definition
calm; collected; self-possessed
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resplendent
 Definition
shining; glowing
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therapeutic
 Definition
medicinal; curative
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debility
 Definition
weakness; incapacity
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acuity
 Definition
sharpness (mental or visual)
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braggart
 Definition
someone who boasts
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debunking
 Definition
exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
 Definition
typified; characterized; personified
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hidebound
 Definition
rigid in opinions
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languish
 Definition
decay; fade away; get weaker
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obsequious
 Definition
servile; submissive
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polemical
 Definition
causing debate or argument
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restorative
 Definition
a tonic
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thwart
 Definition
prevent; frustrate
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adamant
 Definition
forceful; inflexible
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brawny
 Definition
muscular
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decathlon
 Definition
an athletic competition with ten events
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equivocate
 Definition
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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hieroglyphics
 Definition
1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
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larceny
 Definition
theft; robbery; stealing
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obsession
 Definition
a dominating concern
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ponderous
 Definition
weighty; slow and heavy
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retention
 Definition
preservation; withholding
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timorous
 Definition
cowardly; fearful
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adroit
 Definition
skillful
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brevity
 Definition
being brief
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decorum
 Definition
dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
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err
 Definition
make a mistake
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hinder
 Definition
obstruct
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largess
 Definition
generosity
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obsolete
 Definition
no longer valid
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pontificate
 Definition
speak pompously or dogmatically
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reticent
 Definition
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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tirade
 Definition
stream of verbal abuse
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adulation
 Definition
strong admiration; worship
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bristle
 Definition
to show irritation
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decoy
 Definition
lure; trap; trick
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erratic
 Definition
wandering; irregular
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histrionic
 Definition
theatrical; exaggerated
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laud
 Definition
praise
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obstreperous
 Definition
noisy and boisterous
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portend
 Definition
foretll
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retraction
 Definition
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
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titter
 Definition
giggle quietly
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adversity
 Definition
hardship
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broach
 Definition
start to discuss; approach
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deference
 Definition
respect
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esoteric
 Definition
obscure and difficult to understand
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hoary
 Definition
old
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lavish
 Definition
on a grand scale; wasteful
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obtuse
 Definition
mentally dull
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portent
 Definition
a warning sign; omen
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revere
 Definition
worship
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tome
 Definition
large book
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advocate
 Definition
support
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brusque
 Definition
blunt; abrupt
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defoliate
 Definition
cause leaves to fall off
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espouse
 Definition
promote; take up; support
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hone
 Definition
sharpen, increase, whet
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lax
 Definition
careless; not strict
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obviate
 Definition
avoid; make unnecessary
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poseur
 Definition
someone who puts on an act
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riddled
 Definition
full of (usually full of holes)
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torpid
 Definition
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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aesthetic
 Definition
concerning art or beauty
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bulwark
 Definition
fortification; barricade; wall
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defunct
 Definition
no longer in existence
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etymology
 Definition
the study of word origins
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hyperbole
 Definition
grossly exaggerated speech
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legend
 Definition
1. key to map; 2. myth or story
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odious
 Definition
hateful
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posterity
 Definition
future generations
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rife
 Definition
common
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torpor
 Definition
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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affable
 Definition
friendly; social; easygoing
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bureaucracy
 Definition
officialdom
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eulogy
 Definition
praise
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hypochondriac
 Definition
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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legion
 Definition
in large numbers
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officious
 Definition
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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posthumous
 Definition
after death
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rigor
 Definition
thoroughness
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totter
 Definition
walk unsteadily
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degradation
 Definition
deprivation; poverty; debasement
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