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GRE Vocab List 8
Words 701-800
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General Vocab
Graduate
07/06/2011

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atheist
Definition
person who does not believe in God
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colloquial
Definition
local and informal (used of language)
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dotard
Definition
foolish old man
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furrow
Definition
groove
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instigator
Definition
troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
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misnomer
Definition
wrong name
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percipient
Definition
perceptive; insightful
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quaff
Definition
drink down quickly
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staunch
Definition
loyal; faithful; dependable
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vilification
Definition
blackening someone's name
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atrophy
Definition
waste away from lack of use
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collusion
Definition
plotting and planning
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drawl
Definition
speak slowly with words running together
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furtive
Definition
hidden and secret
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insurgent
Definition
a rebel
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misogynist
Definition
hater of women
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perdition
Definition
damnation
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quagmire
Definition
marsh; bog
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stereotype
Definition
fixed image
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vindication
Definition
prove right; remove blame
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attenuate
Definition
weaken
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commandeer
Definition
take possession of
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drivel
Definition
nonsense
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futile
Definition
useless; hopeless
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interminable
Definition
never-ending
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misrepresentation
Definition
deliberately deceiving
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peremptory
Definition
offensively self-assured; dictatorial
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stevedore
Definition
dockworker
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virtuoso
Definition
an accomplished musician
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quaint
Definition
picturesque
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augment
Definition
increase; make bigger
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complacent
Definition
self-satisfied; smug
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droll
Definition
dryly amusing
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galleon
Definition
ancient type of sailing ship
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intermittent
Definition
sporadic; irregular
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mitigate
Definition
lessen; make less severe
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perfidy
Definition
treachery
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quandary
Definition
dilemma; puzzle
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stifle
Definition
suppress
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virulent
Definition
dangerous; harmful
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auspicious
Definition
favorable; promising to turn out well
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compliant
Definition
easy to control; submissive
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drone
Definition
1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3. male bee
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gambol
Definition
frolic; leap; bound
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intransigence
Definition
stubbornness
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modicum
Definition
small amount
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perfunctory
Definition
superficial; cursory
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quarantine
Definition
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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stoic
Definition
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
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vital
Definition
essential; alive; important
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austere
Definition
severely plain
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concatenate
Definition
link together
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dubious
Definition
doubtful
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garble
Definition
distort; confuse; muddle
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intransigent
Definition
stubborn; unyielding
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momentous
Definition
very important
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peripatetic
Definition
nomadic; moving from place to place
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quarry
Definition
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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stoke
Definition
add fuel to; strengthen
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vitriolic
Definition
corrosive; strongly attacking
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aversion
Definition
a dislike of
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concatenation
Definition
linking into chains
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dupe
Definition
to fool someone
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garish
Definition
gaudy
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intrepid
Definition
brave
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monotonous
Definition
dull; unvarying
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peripheral
Definition
on the edge; not important
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querulous
Definition
always complaining
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stolid
Definition
impassive; dull; indifferent
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vivacity
Definition
liveliness; animation
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balk
Definition
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
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conciliate
Definition
to bring together; end a dispute
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dynamic
Definition
lively; vibrant; energetic
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garner
Definition
gather; collect
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inveterate
Definition
habitual
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moratorium
Definition
temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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perjury
Definition
telling lies under oath
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quirk
Definition
oddity
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stratagem
Definition
plot; plan; trick
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vivify
Definition
enliven
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banal
Definition
common; dull
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concise
Definition
stated in few words
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ebullient
Definition
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
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garrulous
Definition
talkative
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invidious
Definition
arousing envy
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moribund
Definition
on the point of death
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pernicious
Definition
destructive; harmful
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ramble
Definition
wander aimlessly
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strident
Definition
loud and harsh
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vociferous
Definition
noisy; loud in speech
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banality
Definition
ordinariness; dullness
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condescend
Definition
talk down to
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eccentric
Definition
unusual; quirky; odd
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gaunt
Definition
emaciated; bony and angular
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inviolable
Definition
cannot be invaded
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morose
Definition
gloomy; bad tempered
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persnickety
Definition
fastidious; fussy
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ramifications
Definition
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
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stringent
Definition
strict or severe
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volatile
Definition
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
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