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GRE Vocabulary List 1
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06/11/2010
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aberrant
 Definition
abnormal
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abscond
 Definition
to leave secretly in order to avoid the law
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advocate
 Definition
to support, to speak or write in favor of
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aggrandize
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to make greater
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amalgamate
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to mix to make a combination
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ambiguous
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having more than one definition or interpretation
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ambrosial
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pleasing to the senses
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anachronism
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something that is out of chronological order, belonging to a different time
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anomalous
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unique, different from the norm
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antediluvian
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ancient, something that occurred before the Great Flood
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arbitrate
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to determine, to settle a dispute
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attenuate
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to weaken
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audacious
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bold, daring
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aver
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to declare
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banal
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common
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barefaced
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shameless, unconcealed
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blandishment
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speech/action intended to coax someone into doing something
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bombast
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speech too pompous for the occasion
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burgeon
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to grow
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cadge
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to beg, obtain by imposing on another person