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GRE DEFINITION AVERSE TO BARD
GRE DEFINITIONS
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Graduate
04/24/2006

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averse
Definition
ADJ. reluctant; disincilned,
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aversion
Definition
N. firm dislike.
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avert
Definition
v. prevent; turn away.
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aviary
Definition
N. enclosure for birds.
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avid
Definition
ADJ. greedy; eager for.
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avocation
Definition
N. secondary or minor occupation
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avow
Definition
v. declare openly.
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avuncular
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ADJ. like an uncle.
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awe
Definition
N. solemn wonder.
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awl
Definition
N. pointed tool used for piercing.
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awry
Definition
ADV. distorted; crooked
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axiom
Definition
N. self-evident truth requiring no proof.
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azure
Definition
ADJ. sky blue.
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babble
Definition
v. chatter idly.
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bacchanalian
Definition
ADJ. drunken.
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badger
Definition
v. pester; annoy. badinage
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baffle
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v. frustrate; perplex.
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bait
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v. harass; tease,
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baleful
Definition
ADJ. threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil.
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balk
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v. stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue.
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balk
Definition
v. foil.
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ballast
Definition
N. heavy substance used to add stability or weight.
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balm
Definition
N. something that relieves pain.
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banal
Definition
ADJ. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality.
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bandy
Definition
v. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly.
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bane
Definition
N. curse; cause of ruin
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baneful
Definition
ADJ. destructive; causing ruin or death.
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bantering
Definition
ADJ. good-naturedly ridiculing.
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barb
Definition
N. sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark.
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bard
Definition
N. poet.
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