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gre vocab randoms
night before the test, vocab i still don't know
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Graduate
11/17/2009

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Aloof
Definition
reserved

reticent

apart
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Pariah
Definition
outcast
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Damp
Definition
reduce the strength of a vibration
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Promulgate
Definition
to make known by open declaration
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Lithe
Definition
flexibility
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Sycophant
Definition
self-serving flatterer
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Raconteur
Definition
skilled storyteller
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Dappled
Definition
spotted
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Blanched
Definition
to whiten by removing color
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Temerity
Definition
reckless boldness
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Consternation
Definition
dismay
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Probity
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Integrity
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Alacrity
Definition
cheerful readiness

promptness

willingness
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Bane
Definition
something that spoils
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Magnanimous
Definition
high-minded

noble
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Capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally
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Sybarite
Definition
person devoted to luxury and pleasure
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Aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
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Choleric
Definition
quick to anger
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Treacle
Definition
contrived sentimentality
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Avarice
Definition
insatiable greed for riches
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Tawdry
Definition
gaudy; showy; cheap
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Trite
Definition
lacking in freshness; stale
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Contumacious
Definition
stubbornly rebellious; willingly disobedient
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Languid
Definition
lacking in vigor and vitality
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Meretricious
Definition
tawdry
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Abrogate
Definition
to abolish by formal means
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Soporific
Definition
causing sleep
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Dilettante
Definition
superficial interest in art or an activity
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diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability; reserved
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Reticent
Definition
silent; not speaking freely; reserved
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Stoic
Definition
calm/austere fortitude
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Fortitude
Definition
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty
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