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GRE Set B
20 GRE Words
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Language - English
Graduate
06/29/2013

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Term
Abate
Definition
To reduce, dimish, or lessen
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Amenable
Definition
Responsive to suggestion; agreeable or submissive
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Aver
Definition
To declare as true; to maintain
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Coax
Definition
To attempt to influence by gentle persuasion or flattery
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Culmination
Definition
Completion or climax; summit
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Digression
Definition
A departure from the central theme in speech or writing
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Emissary
Definition
A representative sent on a mission or errand
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Exigent
Definition
Demanding immediate attention; urgent
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Forage
Definition
To search for food or provisions; to seek
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
A peculiar characteristic or habit
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Ingenuity
Definition
Cleverness or imagination
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Keen
Definition
Quick-witted; sharp
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Melodramatic
Definition
Overly emotional or sentimental
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Ostentatious
Definition
Intending to impress others; grandiose
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Phenomenon
Definition
An observable fact or event; an unusual or outstanding occurrence
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Prodigious
Definition
Extraordinary in size or amount; marvelous
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Recluse
Definition
One who lives in seclusion
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Savant
Definition
Person of extensive learning; learned scholar
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Susceptible
Definition
Easily influenced or likely to be affected
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Vacuous
Definition
Lacking ideas or intellegence; empty
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