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GRE Vocab Set 3
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Graduate
09/17/2013

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episodic
Definition
loosely connected; occurring at intervals
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epithet
Definition
disparaging word or phrase
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equanimity
Definition
composure, self-possession
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equivocate
Definition
to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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errant
Definition
traveling, itinerant, peripatetic
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erudition
Definition
profound learning or extensive knowledge
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eschew
Definition
to shun or avoid
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esoteric
Definition
intended for or understood by a small specific group
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essay
Definition
to test or try; attempt, experiment
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estimable
Definition
worthy, formidable
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evanescent
Definition
tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
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evince
Definition
to show clearly, to indicate
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exact
Definition
to demand, call for, require, take
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excoriate
Definition
to censure scathingly, to upbraid
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exculpate
Definition
to exonerate; to clear of blame (ex + culpa = to remove blame)
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exemplar
Definition
typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model
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exhort
Definition
to incite, to make urgent appeals
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exigent
Definition
urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention
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expatiate
Definition
to atone or make amends for
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expurgate
Definition
to remove obscenity
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extant
Definition
existing, not destroyed or lost
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extemporaneous
Definition
improvised; done without preparation
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extirpate
Definition
to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots
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facetious
Definition
playful; humorous; not serious
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fatuous
Definition
silly, insanely foolish
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fawn
Definition
to flatter or praise excessively
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feckless
Definition
ineffectual, irresponsible
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felicitous
Definition
suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful
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fell
Definition
a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide (adj: cruel, savage, lethal)
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fetter
Definition
to shackle, put in chains, restrain
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filigree
Definition
an ornamental work, resembling
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flag
Definition
to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
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flip
Definition
sarcastic, impertinent
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florid
Definition
flushed with color, ruddy ornate
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flout
Definition
to demonstrate contempt for
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foment
Definition
to stir up, incite, rouse
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forbearance
Definition
patience, willingness to wait
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ford
Definition
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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forestall
Definition
to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart
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forswear
Definition
to renounce, disallow, repudiate
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by fortunate accident or chance
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fracas
Definition
noisy fight or quarrel, brawl
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fractious
Definition
quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky
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froward
Definition
intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
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fulminate
Definition
to attack loudly or denounce
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furtive
Definition
marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious
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gainsay
Definition
to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
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gambol
Definition
to skip about playfully, frolic
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garner
Definition
to gather and save, store up, acquire
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garrulous
Definition
pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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gauche
Definition
crude, awkward, tasteless
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germane
Definition
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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glib
Definition
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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gossamer
Definition
delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere
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grandiloquence
Definition
pompous speech or expression
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gregarious
Definition
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other
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grouse
Definition
to complain or grumble
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guile
Definition
trickery, duplicity, cunning
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guy
Definition
a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide
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