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GRE Vocab Set #2
Set #2
40
General Vocab
Graduate
12/21/2009

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fastidious
Definition
excessively particular, demanding, critical, hard to please
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unobtrusive
Definition
unassertive, reticent, inconspicuous
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dialectic
Definition
logical argumentation
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tripe
Definition
something that is false or worthless, rubbish
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provincial
Definition
lacking urban sophistication
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contrite
Definition
showing sincere remorse, sense of guilt
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avarice
Definition
insatiable greed for riches, miserly desire to gain or hoard wealth
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vindicate
Definition
to clear from suspicion, to justify, to defend, to gain revenge
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ostentation
Definition
to show or exhibit boastingly
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insidious
Definition
intended to trap or beguile, deceitful
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with, to blame
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raze
Definition
to tear down, demolish
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depraved
Definition
wicked, corrupt, or perverted
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erudition
Definition
knowledge acquired by study, research, learning, scholarship
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convalescence
Definition
the gradual recovery of health after an illness
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masochism
Definition
gratification gained from pain
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sadist
Definition
enjoyment in being cruel, extreme cruelty
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acquiescence
Definition
silent agreement, tacit assent
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clement
Definition
mild or merciful in disposition, compassionate
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vicissitude
Definition
a change or variation occurring in the course of things
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ingratiate
Definition
to establish oneself in the favor of others, esp by deliberate effort
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boon
Definition
a blessing or benefit
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intimation
Definition
to indicate or make known indirectly, hint, imply, suggest
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filial
Definition
pertaining to a son or daughter, relation between child and parent
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dotage
Definition
decline of mental faculty; extreme fondness
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wanton
Definition
done with malice; done without motive; without regard for what is right; careless or reckless
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augur
Definition
to divine or predict, to serve as an omen
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perfunctory
Definition
done merely as a routine duty; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent
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peremptory
Definition
leaving no room for denial or refusal; dictatorial; assertive in speech
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proffer
Definition
an offer or proposal
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ululation
Definition
to wail; to lament loudly or shrilly
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demimonde
Definition
people whose actions are legally questionable, people who have no social status, prostitute
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staid
Definition
fixed, settled, permanent; not flighty or capricious
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contrition
Definition
sincere penitence or remorse
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lassitude
Definition
lack of energy or weary body from strain; condition of indolent indifference
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sate
Definition
to satisfy fully
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imbibe
Definition
to consume by drinking; to absorb; to take or receive into the mind
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apoplectic
Definition
intense enough to cause apoplexy (stroke)
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largesse
Definition
generous bestowal of gifts, generous
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indolent
Definition
avoid exertion, slothful; inactive, causing little or no pain, benign
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