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GRE Vocab
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03/25/2013

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Exculpate
Definition
to clear from blame; prove innocent
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Exigent
Definition
Urgent; requiring immediate action
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Fanatical
Definition
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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Antipathy
Definition
Extreme dislike
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Waver
Definition
To fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
Definition
Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Zeal
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Passion; excitement
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Tirade
Definition
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Transitory
Definition
temporary, lasting a brief time
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Meticulous
Definition
extremely careful about details
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Misanthrope
Definition
a person who dislikes others
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Metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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Sublime
Definition
Lofty or grand
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Tacit
Definition
Done without using words
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Taciturn
Definition
Silent, not talkative
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Specious
Definition
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Stigma
Definition
a mark of shame or discredit
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Stolid
Definition
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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Luminous
Definition
bright, brilliant, glowing
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Malinger
Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped
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Vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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Venerate
Definition
to respect deeply
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Veracity
Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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Lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Lucid
Definition
clear and easily understood
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Lament
Definition
to express sorrow; to grieve
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Laud
Definition
to give praise; to glorify
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Lavish
Definition
to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagent
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Inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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Irascible
Definition
easily made angry
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Laconic
Definition
using few words
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Insipid
Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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Intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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Rhetoric
Definition
effective writing or speaking
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Satiate
Definition
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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Soporific
Definition
causing sleep or lethargy
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Rarefy
Definition
to make thinner or sparser
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Repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity of
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Reticent
Definition
silent, reserved
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Inchoate
Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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Ingenuous
Definition
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Inimical
Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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Prudence
Definition
wisdom, caution, or restraint
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Pungent
Definition
sharp and irritating to the senses
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Quiescent
Definition
motionless
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Impervious
Definition
impossible to penetrate
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Impetuous
Definition
quick to act without thinking
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Implacable
Definition
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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Onerous
Definition
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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Opaque
Definition
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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Opprobrium
Definition
public disgrace

"The treasurer resigned in utter opprobrium"
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Proliferate
Definition
to increase in number quickly
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Propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease
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Propriety
Definition
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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Prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Pristine
Definition
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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Prodigal
Definition
lavish, wasteful
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Plethora
Definition
excess
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Pragmatic
Definition
practical as opposed to idealistic
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Precipitate
Definition
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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Homogeneous
Definition
of a similar kind
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Iconoclast
Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions.

"his lack of regard for trad. beliefs pegged him as an ICONOCLAST."
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Imperturbable
Definition
Not capable of being disturbed
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Philanthropy
Definition
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Placate
Definition
to soothe or pacify
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Plastic
Definition
able to be molded, altered, or bent
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Verbose
Definition
wordy
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Vex
Definition
to annoy
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Volatile
Definition
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Pedant
Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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Perfidious
Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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Perfunctory
Definition
to penetrate
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Gregarious
Definition
outgoing, sociable
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Guile
Definition
deceit or trickery
"The coyote resorted to GUILE in an effort to trap the roadrunner."
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Fervid
Definition
intensely emotional; feverish (adj. verb)
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Florid
Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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Foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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Garrulous
Definition
tending to talk a lot (adj.)
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Ostentation
Definition
excessive showiness
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Paradox
Definition
A contradiction or dilemma
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Paragon
Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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Mitigate
Definition
to soften; to lessen
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Mollify
Definition
to calm or make less severe
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Monotony
Definition
lack of variation
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Ameliorate
Definition
to make better; to improve
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Obstinate
Definition
stubborn; unyielding
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Obviate
Definition
to prevent; to make unnecessary
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Occlude
Definition
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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Naive
Definition
lacking sophistication or experience
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Obdurate
Definition
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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Obsequious
Definition
overly submissive and eager to please
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Desultory
Definition
Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Attenuate
Definition
to reduce in force; to weaken
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Enigma
Definition
A puzzle; a mystery
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Fawn
Definition
to grovel
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Enumerate
Definition
to count, list, or itemize
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Esoteric
Definition
known or understood by only a few
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Estimable
Definition
Admirable
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Eulogy
Definition
speech in praise of someone
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Euphemism
Definition
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Ephemeral
Definition
lasting a short time
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Equivocate
Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Erudite
Definition
learned, scholarly, bookish
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