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Princeton Review GRE1
boo to vocab memorization
73
Language - English
Graduate
06/15/2010

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Term

approbation

(n)

Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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onerous

(adj)

Definition
troubling; burdensome
Term

precipitate 

(adj)

Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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fulminate

(v)

Definition
to loudly attack or denounce
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voluble

(adj)

Definition
fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language
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vitiate

(v)

Definition
to corrupt, debase, spoil, make ineffective
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tyro

(n)

Definition
novice, greenhorn, rank amateur
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tendentious

(adj)

Definition
biased; showing marked tendencies
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sycophant

(n)

Definition
toady, servile, self-seeking flatterer, parasite
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stygian

(adj)

Definition
gloomy; dark
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sententious

(adj)

Definition
aphoristic or moralistic; epigram tending to moralize excessively
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saturnine

(adj)

Definition
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
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salutary

(adj)

Definition
remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
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salacious

(adj)

Definition
lustcul, lascivious, bawdy
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remonstrate

(v)

Definition
to protest, object
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pusillanimous

(adj)

Definition
cowardly, craven
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puissance

(n)

 

Definition
power, strength
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propitiate

(v)

Definition
to appease, to conciliate
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prolix

(adj)

Definition
long-winded, verbose
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plangent

(adj)

Definition
pounding, thundering, resounding
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querulous

(adj)

Definition
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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idolatrous

(adj)

Definition
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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iconoclast

(n)

Definition
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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fortuitous

(adj)

Definition
happening by accident or chance
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bombastic

(adj)

Definition
pompous; grandiloquent
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aver

(v)

Definition
to state as a fact, to declare or asset
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dissemble

(v)

Definition
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
Term

inchoate

(adj)

Definition
in an initial stage; not fully formed
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halcyon

(adj)

Definition
calm and peaceful
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mendacity

(n)

Definition
thecondition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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grandiloquence

(n)

Definition
pompous speech or expression
Term

obdurate

(adj)

Definition
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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occlude

(v)

Definition
to obstruct or block
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opprobrium

(n)

Definition
disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy

(n)

Definition
the procession or principles of teaching or instructing
Term

pedantic

(adj)

Definition
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
Term

platitude

(n)

Definition
a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful
Term

prodigal

(adj)

Definition
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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rancorous

(adj)

Definition
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant

(adj)

Definition
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
Term

repudiate

(v)

Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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specious

(adj)

Definition
seemingly true but actually fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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spurious

(adj)

Definition
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
Term

tenuous

(adj)

Definition
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
Term

tacit

(adj)

Definition
implied; not explicitly stated
Term

aggrandize

(v)

Definition
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
Term

disparage

(v)

Definition
to slight or belittle
Term

glib

(adj)

Definition
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
Term

inimical

(adj)

Definition
damaging; harmful; injurious
Term

intractable

(adj)

Definition
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
Term

probity

(n)

Definition
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness
Term

profligate

(adj)

Definition
excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant
Term

rarefy

(v)

Definition
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
Term

recondite

(adj)

Definition
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent

(adj)

Definition
radiant; shiny; brilliant
Term

renege

(v)

Definition
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous

(adj)

Definition
diligent; persistent; hard-working
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trenchant

(adj)

Definition
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
Term

untenable

(adj)

Definition
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
Term

vacillate

(v)

Definition
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver
Term

vituperate

(v)

Definition
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
Term

prolific

(adj)

Definition
producting large volumes or amount; productive
Term

incipient

(adj)

Definition
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
Term

castigation

(n)

Definition
severe criticism or punishment
Term

contrite

(adj)

Definition
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
Term

demur

(v)

Definition
to question or oppose
Term

ebullience

(n)

Definition
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
Term

intransigent

(adj)

Definition
refusing to compromise
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penurious

(adj)

Definition
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
Term

inveigle

(v)

Definition
to obtain by deception or flattery
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prodigious

(adj)

Definition
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
Term

quiescence

(n)

Definition
stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
Term

vilify

(v)

Definition
to defame; to characterize harshly
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