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GRE Vocab
GRE Vocab
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Undergraduate 4
09/03/2013

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Salubrious
Definition
healthy
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Vacillating
Definition
wavering
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Truculent
Definition
ferocious
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Panegyrical
Definition
elaborate praise
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Ebullient
Definition
lively
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Phelgmatic
Definition
calm
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Timorous
Definition
Timid
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Waggish
Definition
cute teasing
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Vociferous
Definition
Vehement outcry
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Dilettantish
Definition
art lover, or someone with superficial interest in something
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Ambrosial
Definition
Pleasant smell or taste
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Catholic
Definition
That religion, or having broad tastes
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Entreaty
Definition
earnest request
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Obloquy
Definition
public abuse
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Promulgate
Definition
spread, make widely known
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Exigent
Definition
pressing, demanding
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Cretaceous
Definition
chalk-containing
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Foment
Definition
foster, instigate
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Diaphanous
Definition
nearly transparent
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Deleterious
Definition
causing harm
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Inimical
Definition
Harm
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Pernicious
Definition
causing harm
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Chicanery
Definition
trickery to achieve some goal
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Imprecation
Definition
curse
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Contumacious
Definition
anti-authority
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Seditious
Definition
causing people to rebel against authority
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Diffident
Definition
shy due to lack of confidence
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Vituperated
Definition
blame with strong or violent language
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Orotund
Definition
Full, imposing
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Brusque
Definition
abrupt and offhand
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Voluble
Definition
Speaking fluidly and a lot
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Thermic
Definition
pertaining to heat
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Recompense
Definition
compensate for loss
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Meliorate
Definition
make better
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