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GRE 2
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
03/08/2010
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episodic
 Definition
loosely connected
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rarefied
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thin; purified; esoteric; made less dense
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dissimulate
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hide something by pretending; pretend
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exiguous
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small
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functionary
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an official
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impervious
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incapable of being damaged
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deposition
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testimony under oath
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hummock
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small hill
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impuissance
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weakness, feebleness
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dint
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means, effort "It was finished by dint of his hard work."
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foist
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to pass something off as genuine; to force something onto someone "The salesman foisted the useless souvenirs onto the tourist"
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clangor
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loud, resounding noise
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cohere
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stick together
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flail
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thresh grain by hand
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cogitate
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think over
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gamely
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courageously, in a spirited way
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