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GRE Set Y
20 GRE Words
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Graduate
07/07/2013

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Ambivalent
Definition
Characterized by uncertainty
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Autonomy
Definition
Independence or freedom; self-government
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Coalesce
Definition
To unite or come together
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Cryptic
Definition
Mysterious; puzzling; ambiguous
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Diffidence
Definition
Lack of confidence; timidity or shyness
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Emancipation
Definition
The act of freeing or liberating
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Exhort
Definition
To urge or try to persuade
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Foment
Definition
To incite or agitate
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Hypothesis
Definition
An assumed premise or explanation to be tested by further investigation
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Infer
Definition
To conclude from evidence; to guess
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Juxtapose
Definition
To place things side by side in order to compare or contrast
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Melancholy
Definition
Glumness; deep contemplative thought
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Orthodox
Definition
Customary or conventional; established
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Petulant
Definition
Irritable; touchy
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Prodigal
Definition
Wasteful; extravagant
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Reciprocity
Definition
Mutual exchange
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Satirize
Definition
To expose and denounce, usually using irony or sarcasm
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Surreptitious
Definition
Obtained or done by stealth; secret; clandestine
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Vacillate
Definition
To swing or waver; to be indecisive
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Zenith
Definition
Highest point; summit
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