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GRE Princeton Hit Parade 1
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Undergraduate 4
10/15/2008

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abscond 

Definition
 
 Verb
 
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide 
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aberrant 

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adjective

 

Deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) 

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alacrity 

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noun

 

Eager and enthusiasic willingness 

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anomaly 

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noun

 

Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous

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approbation 

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noun

 

An expression of approval or praise 

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arduous 

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adjective

 

Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort 

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assuage 

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verb

 

To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify 

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audacioius 

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adjective

 

Daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity

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austere 

 

 

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adjective

 

Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity

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axiomatic 

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adjective

 

Taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom

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