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GRE Vocab Set #1
Set #1
40
General Vocab
Graduate
12/20/2009

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abate
Definition
to lessen; to subside
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abdication
Definition
giving up control, authority
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aberration
Definition
deviation from the norm
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abeyance
Definition
suspended action
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abhor
Definition
to hate; to detest
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abide
Definition
to be faithful; to endure
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abjure
Definition
to promise or swear to give up
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ablution
Definition
washing or cleansing
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abnegation
Definition
self-denial
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abrogate
Definition
to repeal or annul by authority
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germane
Definition
closely or significantly related
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unscrupulous
Definition
unprincipled; conscienceless; lack moral standards
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soporific
Definition
causing sleep; pertaining to sleep
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hackneyed
Definition
made common by frequent use, cliche'
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bovine
Definition
oxlike, cowlike, stolid or dull
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froward
Definition
intractible, unmanageable
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penchant
Definition
strong inclination or liking toward something
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homely
Definition
not beautiful, unattractive
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comely
Definition
attractive; proper, becoming (in behavior)
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miserly
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stingy
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facetious
Definition
not meant to be taken serious or literally; amusing, humorous
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mungo
Definition
low grade wool from rags or waste
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obfuscate
Definition
to confuse or bewilder; to darken
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eschew
Definition
to abstain or keep away from
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enervate
Definition
to weaken
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ineffable
Definition
incapable of being described in words
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truculence
Definition
fierce, cruel, harsh, hostile, belligerent
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rube
Definition
unsophisticated person from a rural area, a hick
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foolhardy
Definition
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold, foolishly rash or venturesome
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capacious
Definition
capable of holding much, spacious or roomy
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histrionic
Definition
pertaining to acting, overly emotional or dramatic
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caustic
Definition
severely critical or sarcastic; capable of burning or destroying living tissue
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furtive
Definition
done by stealth or in a sly, secret manner
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replete
Definition
abundantly supplied
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prodigious
Definition
extraordinary in size or amount; wonderful or marvelous; abnormal, monstruous
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roseate
Definition
bright or promising; optimistic
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inconsequential
Definition
of little importance, trivial; illogical
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immutable
Definition
unchangeable, changeless
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austere
Definition
severe or strict in manner or apperance; rigorously self-disciplined or moral; grave or sober; simple, without ornament; lacking softness
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a, an
Definition
not, without (amoral, anonymous)
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