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GRE High-Frequency Word List - Set 2
333 High-Frequency Words for the GRE
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06/07/2009

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banal
Definition
hackneyed; commonplace; trite, predictable; lacking originality
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belie
Definition
contradict; give a false impression
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beneficent
Definition
kindly; doing good
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bolster
Definition
support; reinforce
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bombastic
Definition
pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
Definition
rude; insensitive
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burgeon
Definition
grow rapidly; send forth new growth (as buds)
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burnish
Definition
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
Definition
support; prop up
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cacophonous
Definition
discordant; inharmonious
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capricious
Definition
unpredictable; fickle; implusive and seemingly unmotivated; governed by caprice
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castigation
Definition
punishment; severe criticism
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catalyst
Definition
agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action
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caustic
Definition
burning; sarcastically biting
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chicanery
Definition
trickery; deception
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coagulate
Definition
thicken; congeal; clot
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coda
Definition
concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes
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cogent
Definition
convincing; having power to compel or constrain
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commensurate
Definition
corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionate
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compendium
Definition
brief, comprehensive summary
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