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GRE Vocab 4
Some of the vocab from Princeton Review's Hit List 4
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Undergraduate 4
08/15/2010

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tacit
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adj. implied; not explicitly stated
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terse
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adj. brief and concise in wording
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trenchant
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adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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unfeigned
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adj. genuine; not false or hypocritical
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untenable
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adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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v. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
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variegated
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adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vituperate
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adj. to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
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recondite
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adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
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adj. radiant, shiny, brilliant
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sedulous
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adj. diligent; persistent; hard-working
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soporific
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adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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spendthrift
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n. one who spends money wastefully
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profligate
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adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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prosaic
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adj. dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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quixotic
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adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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rarefy
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v. to make or become thing, less dense; to refine
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phlegmatic
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adj. calm, sluggish, unemotional
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plethora
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n. an overabundance; a surplus
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presumptuous
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adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy), taking liberties
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probity
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n. adherence to the highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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proclivity
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n. a natural predisposition or inclination
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maverick
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n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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mercurial
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adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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v. to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
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neophyte
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n. a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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obfuscate
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v. to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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immutable
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adj. not capable of change
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impetuous
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adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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inimical
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adj. damaging; harmful; injurious
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intrepid
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adj. steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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adj. using few words; terse
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credulous
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adj. tending to believe too readily; gullible
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dilettante
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n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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flout
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v. to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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adj. pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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glib
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adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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acerbic
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adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp, biting
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aggrandize
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v. to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
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anachronism
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n. someone or something out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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adj./n. having a tightening effect on living tissues; harsh, severe
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contiguous
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adj. sharing a border; touching, adjacent
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