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GRE: Set 2
acr-ami
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Language - English
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11/23/2010
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acrimony
 Definition
bitterness, animosity
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acuity
 Definition
sharpness
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acumen
 Definition
sharpness of insight
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acute
 Definition
sharp, pointed
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adjunct
 Definition
something added, attached, joined
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admonish
 Definition
to caution or reprimand
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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adulation
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high praise
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adumbrate
 Definition
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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adventitious
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accidental
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adverse
 Definition
unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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aerie
 Definition
nook or nest built high in the air
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affable
 Definition
friendly, easy to approach
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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affinity
 Definition
fondness, licking; similarity
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affluent
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rich, abundant
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affront
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personal offense, insult
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater in power
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aggregate
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collective mass or sum; total
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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agrarian
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relating to farming or rural matters
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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allusiveness
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quality of making many indirect references
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altercation
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noisy dispute
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ambivalence
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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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amenable
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agreeable, cooperative
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amity
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friendship
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amicable
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friendly
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