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GRE Vocab List 7
Words 601-700
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General Vocab
Graduate
07/06/2011

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archetype
Definition
classic example of
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clemency
Definition
mercy
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disinterested
Definition
inbiased
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flout
Definition
defy; reject
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ingenue
Definition
naive, unsophisticated person
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mendacious
Definition
given to lying
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paucity
Definition
shortage
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protean
Definition
changeable
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sophomoric
Definition
juvenile; immature
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venal
Definition
corrupt; can be bribed
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archives
Definition
collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
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cliche
Definition
overused expression; something unoriginal
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disparage
Definition
criticize; belittle
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flustered
Definition
worked-up; not calm
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ingrate
Definition
ungrateful person
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mercenary
Definition
concerned only with money
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peccadillo
Definition
minor weakness; trivial offence
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protege
Definition
person under protection of, or guided by another
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soporific
Definition
inducing sleep
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veneer
Definition
surface coating
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articulate
Definition
clear; lucid; eloquent
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clientele
Definition
customers
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disparity
Definition
an inequality
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fly-by-night
Definition
unreliable; disreputable
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inimical
Definition
hostile
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mercurial
Definition
volatile; changeable
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pedant
Definition
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or learning
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protocol
Definition
procedure; code of behavior
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sparse
Definition
spare; bare; meager
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venerate
Definition
revere; worship
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artifice
Definition
deception; trickery
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coalesce
Definition
come together; merge
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dispassionate
Definition
neutral; objective
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forensic
Definition
concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence
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innate
Definition
inherited; inborn
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merge
Definition
come together
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pedestrian
Definition
common; mundane; banal
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provincial
Definition
unsophisticated; narrow-minded
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specious
Definition
false
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venial
Definition
minor; unimportant
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artisan
Definition
craftsman
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coddle
Definition
pamper; fuss over; indulge
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disseminating
Definition
circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
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fortitude
Definition
bravery
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innocuous
Definition
harmless; inoffensive
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metaphorically
Definition
symbolically; figuratively
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peerless
Definition
without equal
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prudent
Definition
cautious; wise
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speckled
Definition
spotted; freckled; dotted
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veracity
Definition
truthfulness
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ascetic
Definition
without luxuries; severely simple
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coercion
Definition
force
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diurnal
Definition
active in daytime
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance
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innovate
Definition
create; introduce something new
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meticulous
Definition
very careful; painstaking
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pejorative
Definition
derogatory
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puerile
Definition
childish
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sporadic
Definition
not continuous; intermittent
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verbose
Definition
talkative; long-winded; rambling
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assiduous
Definition
thorough; diligent
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cogent
Definition
lucid; well argued
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divert
Definition
1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
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fractious
Definition
irritable; difficult to control
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inscrutable
Definition
mysterious; impenetrable
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mettle
Definition
courage; bravery; valor
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pellucid
Definition
transparently clear
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punctilious
Definition
paying attention to small details
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spurious
Definition
false
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verbosity
Definition
using too may words
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assuage
Definition
to calm
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cogitate
Definition
think over something; ponder
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docile
Definition
gentle and easily lead
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fraudulent
Definition
fake; false
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insentient
Definition
unfeeling
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milieu
Definition
environment
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pensive
Definition
in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
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purloin
Definition
steal
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stagnant
Definition
still; not moving
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vertigo
Definition
dizziness
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astute
Definition
perceptive; sharp-witted
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collage
Definition
picture made from fragments of other pictures
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dogmatic
Definition
having stubbornly held opinions
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frivolous
Definition
not serious
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insipid
Definition
dull; bland; boring
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mire
Definition
swamp; muddy ground
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penury
Definition
poverty
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pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly
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staid
Definition
dull; sober; serious
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vestigial
Definition
not developed
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asylum
Definition
place of refuge or safety
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collate
Definition
arrange in order
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dolt
Definition
stupid person
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frugal
Definition
economical; not wasting anything
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instigate
Definition
to start; provoke
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misanthrope
Definition
hater of the rest of mankind
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perceptive
Definition
observant
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pyromania
Definition
compulsion to start fires
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stanza
Definition
section of a poem
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vignette
Definition
small sketch
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