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Set 9
Gre vocab
20
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Graduate
08/01/2011

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Spendthrift
Definition
one who spends money wastefully
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Hangar
Definition
storage area for a plane
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Enfranchise
Definition
give voting rights
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Pervade
Definition
to permeate throughout
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Knotty
Definition
complex; difficult to solve
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Epicure
Definition
some who appreciates good food and drink
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Dilettante
Definition
one with an amateurish or superfical interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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Cynicism
Definition
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are mativated by selfishness
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Morose
Definition
sad, sullen; melancholy
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Maverick
Definition
an independent individual who does not go along with a group
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Ostentatious
Definition
characterized by to o pretentious display; showy
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Neophyte
Definition
a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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Glib
Definition
marked by informality; nonchalant; lacking depth; superficial
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Vilify
Definition
to defame; to characterize harshly
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Superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is necessary
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Blighted
Definition
damaged
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Blasphemy
Definition
speech which offends religious sentiments
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Emollient
Definition
soothing (esp. to the skin)
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Empirical
Definition
based on observation
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Eclectic
Definition
composed of elements from various sources
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