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GRE Flash CARD SET 1
Barrons List/Misc
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Undergraduate 4
08/23/2009
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Voluble
 Definition
fluent; glib; talkative
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Abyss
 Definition
Bottomless pit; Enormous Chasm; vast
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Abysmal
 Definition
Bottomless
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Abstruse
 Definition
Obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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Absolve
 Definition
to pardon and offense
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Abscond
 Definition
to depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
 Definition
sparing in eating and drinking
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Abstinence
 Definition
restricted in eating and drinking
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Volition
 Definition
To make a conscious choice
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Abscission
 Definition
Removal by cutting off as in surgery and separation
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Abrogate
 Definition
To abolish; to nullify
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Abnegation
 Definition
renunciation; self-sacrifice
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Vortex
 Definition
Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament to which one is inexorably plunged
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Vouchsafe
 Definition
grant condescendingly; guarantee
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Voyeur
 Definition
Peeping Tom
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Vulnerable
 Definition
Susceptible to wounds
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Waffle
 Definition
To speak equivocally about an issue
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Waft
 Definition
moved gently by wind or waves
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Gesticulate
 Definition
To make gestures or motions especially while speaking
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Impugn
 Definition
to contradict; to assail; to call into question; to make insinuations against
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Desist
 Definition
to cease to proceed or act; to stop
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Exculpate
 Definition
To release from blame
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Foible
 Definition
Minor weakness of character
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Unconscionable
 Definition
unscrupulous; unjust
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Uncanny
 Definition
Strange; mysterious
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Umbrage
 Definition
resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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Ultimatum
 Definition
last demand; warning
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Ultimate
 Definition
final; not susceptible to further analysis
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Ulterior
 Definition
situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
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Venture
 Definition
Daring; risk; undertake a risk
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Ventral
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Abdominal
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Waif
 Definition
Homeless person or child
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Vendor
 Definition
Seller
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Vendetta
 Definition
Blood Feud
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Venal
 Definition
Capable of being bribed
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Venerable
 Definition
deserving high respect
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Venerate
 Definition
revere
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Venial
 Definition
forgivable;trivial
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Vension
 Definition
Meat of deer
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Unaccountable
 Definition
inexplicable;unreasonable or mysterious
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Unanimity
 Definition
complete agreement
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Unassailable
 Definition
not subject to question; not open to attack
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Unassuming
 Definition
modest not pretentious
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Unbridled
 Definition
Violent
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