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"D" GRE Vocab
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27
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Undergraduate 4
08/10/2010

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Daub
Definition
Smear (as with paint)
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Declivity
Definition
Downward slope
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Decollete
Definition
Having a low-cut neckline
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Default
Definition
failure to act
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Defoliate
Definition
Destroy leaves
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Defray
Definition
Provide for the payment of
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Deign
Definition
Condescend; stoop
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Demoniac
Definition
Fiendish
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Demur
Definition
Objection; protest. (v) Object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate
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Denizen
Definition
Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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Descry
Definition
Catch sight of
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Desuetude
Definition
State of disuse
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Die
Definition
Device for stamping or impressing; mold
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Dilettante
Definition
Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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Dint
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Means; effort
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Disburse
Definition
Pay out
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Disgorge
Definition
Surrender something; eject; vomit
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Disputatious
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Argumentative; fond of arguing
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Disinter
Definition
Dig up; unearth
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Disinter
Definition
Dig up; unearth
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Disquisition
Definition
A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
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Dissimulate
Definition
Pretend; conceal by feigning
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Dormer
Definition
Window projecting from roof
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Dossier
Definition
File of documents on the subject
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Dross
Definition
Waste matter; worthless impurities
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Duress
Definition
compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"; forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
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Dyspeptic
Definition
Suffering from indigestion
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