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Top 400 GRE Words (Kaplan)
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06/07/2011
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Zenith
 Definition
HIghest point, summit
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Xenophobia
 Definition
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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wraith
 Definition
a ghost
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Wizened
 Definition
withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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Waspish
 Definition
Easily irritated
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Voluble
 Definition
speaking much and easily; talkative; glib
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Vociferous
 Definition
loud, vocal, and noisy
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Vituperate
 Definition
Verbally abuse
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Vitriolic
 Definition
burning, caustic; sharp, bitter
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Vitiate
 Definition
Reduce in value and effectiveness
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viscous
 Definition
Thick, syrupy, and sticky
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Virile
 Definition
Manly, having qualities of an adult male
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Variegated
 Definition
varied; marked with different colors
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Vacuous
 Definition
empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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Usury
 Definition
lending out money at exorbitant rates
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urbane
 Definition
courteous, refined, suave
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Untoward
 Definition
not favorable, unruly
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Unsullied
 Definition
Clean
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Unfettered
 Definition
Free, unrestrained
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Unctious
 Definition
greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
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Umbrage
 Definition
offense, resentment
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Tyro
 Definition
Beginner, novice
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Turpitude
 Definition
inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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Turgid
 Definition
Swollen, bloated
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Truculent
 Definition
Savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight
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Trite
 Definition
Shallow, superficial
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Trenchant
 Definition
acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
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trammel
 Definition
to impede or hamper
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Threnody
 Definition
a sad poem or song
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Tenuous
 Definition
weak, insubstantial
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tenet
 Definition
belief, doctrine
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tenable
 Definition
defensible, reasonable
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temporal
 Definition
relating to time; chronological
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temerity
 Definition
recklessness
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tantamount
 Definition
equivalent in value or significance, amounting to
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talisman
 Definition
something producing a magical effect
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tableau
 Definition
vivid description, striking incident or scene
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