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GRE Vocab Study List Group 2
vocabulary building study guide for GRE
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Language - English
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10/23/2007

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Term
acumen
Definition
keen, accurate judgement or insight

While soaking in the hot springs he experienced a moment of acumen when a creative spring of epiphanies appeared extemperaneously.
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adulterate
Definition
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

An additional cup of water mixed with whole milk serves to adulterate the volume of fat per ounce.
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archaic
Definition
outdated

Newton's universal laws of physics became archaic theories once modern physic theorists and technology redefined the universe.
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aver
Definition
to state as a fact, to declare or assert

Even before emperical data could be collected due to the separation of theory and technology, Einstein shaped his theory until he could aver what it meant.
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bolster
Definition
to provide support, or reinforcement
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bombastic
Definition
pompous, grandiloquent
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diatribe
Definition
a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal
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eccentric
Definition
departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
Definition
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, regiuon, or people
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evanescent
Definition
tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
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exacerbate
Definition
to make worse or more severe
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fervent
Definition
greatly emotiong or zealous
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by accident or chance
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germane
Definition
relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate subject matter
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grandiloquence
Definition
pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
Definition
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
Definition
calm and peaceful
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hedonism
Definition
devotion to pleasurable pursuits

He displayed a voracious appetite for hedonism as he constantly sought physical contention.
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hegemony
Definition
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
Definition
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
Definition
revealing no emotion, stoic
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imperturbable
Definition
marked by extreme calm, imppassibity and steadiness (character trait)
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impunity
Definition
immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
Definition
in an initial stage, not fully formed
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infelicitous
Definition
unfortunate, inappropriate

opposite of fortuitous
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insipid
Definition
without taste, lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious
Definition
extremely talkative
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luminous
Definition
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent
Definition
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped or formed, syn pliable
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mendacity
Definition
the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty.

opposite of veracity
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meticulous
Definition
characterized by extreme care and precision
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misanthrope
Definition
one who hates all other humans

a misanthrope is characterized by malevolence
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mitigate
Definition
to make or become less severe or intense
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obdurate
Definition
unyielding, hardhearted
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obsequious
Definition
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. syn voracious
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occlude
Definition
to obstruct or block. syn stymie
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opprobrium
Definition
disgrace, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy
Definition
the profession or principles of teaching. related to didactic
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pedantic
Definition
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning ort eduction, showoffish about ones knowledge; meticulous related to pedantic
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penury
Definition
poverty
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pervasive
Definition
having the tendency to permeate or spread
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pine
Definition
to yearn intensely, to languish
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pirate
Definition
to illegaly use or reproduce
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pith
Definition
the essential part, the heart of the matter
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pithy
Definition
precise and brief, straight to the center part of the matter
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placate
Definition
to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
Definition
a superficial remark, one offered as meaningful
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plummet
Definition
to plunge or drop
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polemical
Definition
controversial
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prodigal
Definition
recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish

a prodigal women would squander her money
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profuse
Definition
given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant

related to prodigal, and effrontery

marked as a character trait
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proliferate
Definition
to grow or increase swiftly or abundantly
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queries
Definition
questions, doubts in the mind

related to qualms
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querulous
Definition
prone to complaining or grumbling
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rancorous
Definition
characterized by long lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
Definition
defient of authority
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repudiate
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with

related to recalcitrant character
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rescind
Definition
to invalidate, to repeal

related to retract
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reverent
Definition
marked by feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
Definition
study of language for communication and persuasion
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