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GRE Hit Parade Group 2
Group 2
76
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Graduate
01/03/2008

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abate
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v - to lessen in intensity of degree
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accolade
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n - an expression of praise
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adulation
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n - excessive praise, adoration
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aesthetic
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a - dealing with, or appreciative of the beautiful
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ameliorate
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v - to make better or or more tolerable
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ascetic
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n - one who practices ridid self-denial, esp as an act of religious devotion
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avarice
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n - greed; esp for wealth
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axiom
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n - universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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v - to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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a - rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas
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cacophony
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n - harsh, jarring, discordant sound
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castigation
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n - severe criticism or punishment
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castigation
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n - severe criticism or punishment
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n - catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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adj - caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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adj - chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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adj - cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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n - complaisance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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adj - contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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adj - contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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adj - culpable
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deserving blame
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n - dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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v - demur
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to question or oppose
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adj - didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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n - discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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adj - disinterested
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free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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adj - dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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n - ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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adj - eclectic
Definition
composed of elements drawn from various sources
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n - elegy
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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
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adj/n - emollient
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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying, an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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adj - empirical
Definition
based on observation or experiment
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adj - enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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adj - ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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adj - esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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n - eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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v - exonerate
Definition
to remove blame
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adj - facetious
Definition
playful; humorous
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n - fallacy
Definition
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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adj - furtive
Definition
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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adj - gregarious
Definition
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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v/n - harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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adj - heretical
Definition
violating accepted dogma or convention
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n - hyperbole
Definition
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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adj - impecunious
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lacking funds; without money
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adj - incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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adj - inert
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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adj - innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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adj - intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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v - inveigle
Definition
to obtain by deception of flattery
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adj - morose
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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adj - odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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adj - opaque
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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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n - oscillation
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the act of state of swingin back and forth with a steady, uninterupted rhythm
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adj - penurious
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penny pinching; excessively thrifty
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adj - pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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v - peruse
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to examine with great care
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adj - pious
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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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n - precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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v - preen
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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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adj - prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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adj - prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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v - putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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v - quaff
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to drink deeply
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n - quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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adj - redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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n/v - sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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n - satire
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a literary work that ridicules or critizes a human vice through humor or derision
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adj - squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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adj - stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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v - supplant
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to take the place of; supersede
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adj - torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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adj - ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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adj - urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant
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v - vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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adj - viscous
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thick; sticky
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