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Top GRE Words #6
Top GRE Words from Kaplan Test Prep Book
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English
Graduate
08/10/2012

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Plethora
Definition
excess
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Pragmatic
Definition
practical as opposed to idealistic
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Precipitate
Definition
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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Prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Pristine
Definition
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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Prodigal
Definition
lavish, wasteful
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Proliferate
Definition
to increase in number quickly
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Propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease
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Propriety
Definition
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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Prudence
Definition
wisdom, caution, or restraint
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Pungent
Definition
sharp and irritating to the senses
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Quiescent
Definition
motionless
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Rarefy
Definition
to make thinner or sparser
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Repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity of
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Reticent
Definition
silent, reserved
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Rhetoric
Definition
effective writing or speaking
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Satiate
Definition
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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Soporific
Definition
causing sleep or lethargy
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Specious
Definition
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Stigma
Definition
a mark of shame or discredit
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Stolid
Definition
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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Sublime
Definition
lofty or grand
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Tacit
Definition
done without using words
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Taciturn
Definition
silent, not talkative
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Tirade
Definition
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Torpor
Definition
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Transitory
Definition
temporary, lasting a brief time
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Vacillate
Definition
to sway physically; to be indecisive
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Venerate
Definition
to respect deeply
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Veracity
Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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Verbose
Definition
wordy
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Vex
Definition
to annoy
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Volatile
Definition
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Waver
Definition
to fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
Definition
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Zeal
Definition
passion, excitement
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