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GRE Set 12
GRE Set 12
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Undergraduate 3
06/29/2011

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variegated adj
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multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation n
Definition
annoyance, irritation vex
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vigilant adj
Definition
alertly watchful vigilance
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vituperate v
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to use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively, berate
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volatile adj
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readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, epxlosive, volatility
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alloy v
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to commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior, unalloyed means pure
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appropriate v
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to take for ones own use, confiscate
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arrest, arresting v/adj
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to suspend, to engage, holding ones attention, as in arrested adolescence, and arresting portrait
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august adj
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majestic, venerable
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bent noun
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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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broach v
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bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook v
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to tolerate, endure, countenance
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cardinal adj
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major, as in cardinal sin
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chauvinist n
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a blindly devoted patriot
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color v
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to change as if by dyeing, to distort gloss or affect
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consequential adj
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pompous, self important, definitions are logically following, important
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damp v
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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a souind
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die n
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a tool used for shaping, as in a tool and die shop
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essay
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to test or try, attempt, experiment
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exact v
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to demand, call for, require, take
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fell
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to cause to fall by striking
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flag v
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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline. think of a flag on a windless day
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flip adj
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sarcastic impertinent, as in a flippant, a flip remark
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ford v
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse v
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to complain or grumble
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