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GRE VOCAB 1
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Graduate
08/23/2010

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Abscond
Definition
to depart, to steal off and hide
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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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alacrity
Definition
eager and enthusiastic willigness
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approbation
Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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assuage
Definition
to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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audacious
Definition
daring and fearless
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austere
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without adornment, bare, severely simple
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axiomatic
Definition
taken as a given, possessing self evident truth
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canonical
Definition
following or in agreement
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capricious
Definition
inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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censure
Definition
criticize severely
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chicanery
Definition
trickery or subterfuge
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disabuse
Definition
to undeceive, to set right
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discordant
Definition
conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness
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enervate
Definition
to weaken, reduce in vitality
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ennui
Definition
dissatisfaction and restlessness
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equivocate
Definition
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
Definition
very learned, scholarly
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exculpate
Definition
exonerate, to clear of blame
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exigent
Definition
urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
Definition
improvised, done without preparation
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fulminate
Definition
to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
Definition
artless, frank and candid
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inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
Definition
easily angered, prone to anger
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laud
Definition
to praise highly
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lucid
Definition
clear, easily understood
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