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GRE Vocab Prep
Vocab for the GRE
49
General Vocab
Graduate
12/01/2009

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abscond
Definition
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation
Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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disabuse
Definition
to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
Definition
conflicting; disagreeing; quarrelsome; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate
Definition
to reduce in vitality; to weaken
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ennui
Definition
dissatisfaction and restlessness resluting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
Definition
very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
Definition
exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
Definition
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
Definition
improvised; done without preparation
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fulminate
Definition
to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
Definition
artless; frank and candid; lack in sophistication
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inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperatmental outbursts
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laud
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to praise highly
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lucid
Definition
clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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to quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; forgiving
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mundane
Definition
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
Definition
coming into being; in early development
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nebulous
Definition
vague; cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
Definition
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
Definition
harmful, injurious
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obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and preventĀ or make uncessary
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onerous
Definition
troubling; burdensome
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paean
Definition
a song or hymn or praise and thanksgiving
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perfidy
Definition
intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
Definition
cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
Definition
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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prevaricate
Definition
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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relegate
Definition
to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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reticent
Definition
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitious
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
Definition
characterized by filth, rime or squalor
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stymie
Definition
to block; thwart
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truculent
Definition
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
Definition
truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
Definition
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonisic
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