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GRE Vocab 01
Vocab and Definitions of first set of GRE Vocab words
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Undergraduate 3
12/18/2011
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abash
 Definition
to humiliate, embarrass
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abet
 Definition
aid, encourage (typically of crime)
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abeyance
 Definition
postponement
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abstemious
 Definition
moderate
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accost
 Definition
to approach and speak to someone
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acumen
 Definition
insight
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admonish
 Definition
warn gently
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aegis
 Definition
that which protects
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affable
 Definition
friendly
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aggregate
 Definition
total, collect
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aghast
 Definition
horrify
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alacrity
 Definition
swiftness
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altruism
 Definition
benevolence, generosity
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amalgamation
 Definition
mixture
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ambivalence
 Definition
conflicting emotions
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amenable
 Definition
agreeable
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amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
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anachronistic
 Definition
out of historical order
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anarchy
 Definition
without government
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anathema
 Definition
curse
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animus
 Definition
hate
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal
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antipathy
 Definition
repulsion, hatred
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antipodal
 Definition
exactly opposite
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apathy
 Definition
indifference
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approbation
 Definition
approval
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artless
 Definition
simple, naive
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ascetic
 Definition
self-denying
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assiduous
 Definition
hard-working
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assimilate
 Definition
absorb
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auspicious
 Definition
favorable
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austere
 Definition
harsh, Spartan
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axiom
 Definition
self-evident truth
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banal
 Definition
trite
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belie
 Definition
misrepresent
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belittle
 Definition
disparage
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike
Term
boor
 Definition
vulgar person
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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bucolic
 Definition
rustic
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cachet
 Definition
prestige
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cacophony
 Definition
dissonance
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callow
 Definition
inexperienced
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canon
 Definition
rule
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capitulate
 Definition
surrender
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castigate
 Definition
criticize
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cathartic
 Definition
purgative, purifying
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catholic
 Definition
universal, worldly
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