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ZZB2. GRE vocab-set 2 (51-100)
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12/17/2012

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tangential
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Only slightly relevant, going off-topic
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whereas
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While on the contrary, considering that
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complaisant
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Eager to please; cheerfully complying
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idyllic
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Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way
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monastic
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Relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries
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base
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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit
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stentorian
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Very loud and powerful (generally of a human voice)
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shard
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Fragment of some brittle substance, esp. a sharp fragment of pottery, glass, etc.
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panegyric
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Formal or lofty expression of praise
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slack
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Loose, negligent, lazy, weak (adj); neglect to do one's duties; loosen up, relax (verb); period of little work (noun)
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abeyance
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Temporary suspension, inactivity
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skittish
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Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way
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nevertheless or nonetheless
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However, even so, despite that
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pathological
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Relating to or caused by disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior
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intractable
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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn
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declaim
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Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech
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infallible
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Incapable of error; certain
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embellish
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Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details
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boor
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Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin
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peccadillo
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Small sin or fault
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eclectic
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Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources
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indefatigable
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Untiring, not able to become fatigued
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prophetic
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Relating to prophesy, predicting, ominous
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oblique
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Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive
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apostate
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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.
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autonomous
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Self-governing, independent
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abdicate
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Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)
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impious
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Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly
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ostensible or ostensive
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Professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way
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prolix
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Excessively long and wordy (of a person, piece of writing, etc.)
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static
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Fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality
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felicitous
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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness
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laconic
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Using few words, concise
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probity
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Honesty, integrity
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asperity
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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface
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neologism
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New word or phrase (or a new meaning applied to an existing word or phrase)
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cupidity
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Greed, great or excessive desire
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extraneous
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Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging
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erstwhile
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Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)
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adverse
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Opposing, harmful
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pervasive
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Tending to spread throughout
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querulous
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Given to complaining, grumbling
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lethargic
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Lazy, drowsy, or sluggish
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novel
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New, fresh, original
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daunt
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Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of
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ersatz
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Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute
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winsome
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Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way
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sagacious
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Wise; showing good judgment and foresight
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whimsical
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Marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable
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yoke
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A burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals (such as oxen) to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled, or a bar across a person's shoulders to help carry buckets of water, etc. (noun); to unite together or to burden (verb)
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