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GRE prep
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63
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Graduate
12/26/2013

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abscond
Definition
to steal off & hide
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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
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abnormality; deviation from the norm
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Approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
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strenuous; requires significant effort
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Assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
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wihtout adornmnet; bare; severly simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possesing self-evident truth
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canonical
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in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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erratic; unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely
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chicanery
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trickery
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connoisseur
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expert; someone who is an informed or astute judge in matters of taste
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convoluted
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complicated or complex
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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conflicting; harsh in sound
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct
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Effrontery
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extreme boldness
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Eloquent
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well spoken; expressive; articulate
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent or pressing; something that requires immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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Filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech-making to delay legislative action
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Fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Laud
Definition
to praise highly
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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magnanmity
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being generously noble in mind and heart; especially in forgiving
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martial
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to do with war and armed forces
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mundane
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of the world; typical or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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`coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
Definition
harmful, injurious
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obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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to anticipate and make necessary
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Onerous
Definition
troubling; burdensome
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Paean
Definition
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Parody
Definition
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
Definition
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
Definition
intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perspective; having keen discernment
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate (adj)
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acting withe excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (verb)
Definition
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; PREFERENCE
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing events before their occur
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid truth; to mislead
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qualms
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misgivings, reservations; cause for hesitancy
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recant
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to retract; esp. a previously held belief
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refute
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
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to forcibly assign to a lower place or position
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
Definition
filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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