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GRE Vocabulary List 22
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07/05/2010
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penury
 Definition
poverty, scarcity
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peregrination
Definition
travel
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peremptory
 Definition
assertive, no opportunity for denial
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perfidious
 Definition
deceitful
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perfunctory
 Definition
lacking interest, hasty and superficial
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peripatetic
 Definition
traveling about
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pernicious
Definition
hurtful
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perspicacity
Definition
keen mental perception
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piquant
Definition
agreeable, stimulating
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pique
Definition
to wound, to excite, to provoke to action
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pith
 Definition
the important part
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plaintive
 Definition
expressing sorrow
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poignant
 Definition
strong in mental appeal, or affecting the emotions
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polemical
Definition
pertaining to a controversial argument or a person who argues
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portent
Definition
an indication of something about to happen, significance
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precept
 Definition
rule of conduct
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preclude
 Definition
to prevent the occurrence of
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predilection
Definition
preference for something
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preponderance
 Definition
superior in weight or power
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presage
 Definition
something that foreshadows a future event