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GRE 1
Tricky vocabulary words
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Geography
Undergraduate 4
03/08/2010

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Term
captious
Definition
faultfinding "The media too has joined in the captious chorus instead of taking the gesture in its right spirit."
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carapace
Definition
shell covering the back of an animal
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halcyon
Definition
calm, peaceful
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canard
Definition
false story (lit. duck) "The term is said to have come from the French expression 'to sell half a duck'"
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execrate
Definition
curse; express abhorrence for
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grouse
Definition
complain, fuss
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flaccid
Definition
flabby
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fulminate
Definition
denounce thunderously
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expiate
Definition
make amends
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essay
Definition
make an attempt at "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
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condign
Definition
appropriate, deserved
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culvert
Definition
artificial channel for water
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cogitate
Definition
think over
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imprecation
Definition
curse
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natal
Definition
present at birth; related to birth; native
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fell
Definition
deadly, cruel "the fell disease wiped out a third of the population"
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hoary
Definition
white with age
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hibernal
Definition
wintry
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hirsute
Definition
hairy
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emetic
Definition
substance causing vomiting
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cavil
Definition
make frivolous objections
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impute
Definition
attribute "The kids imputed magical powers to the woman next door"
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imprecation
Definition
curse
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