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GRE 333
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English
12th Grade
01/06/2009

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Recluse
Definition
A person who lives in solitude (withdrawn from society)
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Abeyance
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Suspended action
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Indigence
Definition
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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Mollify
Definition
To calm in temper or feeling; soothe
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Idolatry
Definition
Worship of idols
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Discrete
Definition
Separate, Unconnected
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Indolent
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Lazy, Slow
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Precarious
Definition
Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises; “a precarious solution to a difficult problem.”
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reprobate
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A morally unprincipled person

to reprove : Latin re-, opposite; see re- + Latin prob[image]re, to approve;

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Imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm and composure[image]
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Striated
Definition

make or leave a mark on

stiare:a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

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Wary
Definition
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"
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Exacerbate
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To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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Stipulate
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specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement;

"The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

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Loquacious
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talkative
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Prevaricate
Definition

to avoid giving a direct or truthful answer

 

he prevaricates in his statement
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Partisan
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One-sided
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Facilitate
Definition
Make less difficult
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Relegate
Definition
refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
pass on, submit
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Perfidious
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Treacherous, disloyal
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Implacable
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Not placate. Some one who can not be calm
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Officious
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Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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Profound
Definition
Perfect, deep, not superficial
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Impair
Definition
Hurt, injure
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Derivative
Definition
Unoriginal, Obtained from another source
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Inchoate
Definition
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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prodigal
Definition
wasteful; reckless with money
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enervate
Definition

weaken "The fever enervated his body"

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laud
Definition
praise
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vacillate
Definition
fluctuate ;he vacillated between republican and monarchist sentiments
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preamble
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initial; introductory statement
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discordant
Definition
not harmonious
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Solicitous
Definition
full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"
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