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intermediate to advanced GRE vocab
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07/17/2011
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Wan
 Definition
exhausted and pale
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Ribald
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vulgar in language
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Wanton
 Definition
carefree, promiscuous
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Attenuate
 Definition
to reduce the effect of
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Penury
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poverty
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Probity
 Definition
honesty
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maudlin
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self pityingly sentimental
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obsequious
 Definition
excessively obedient
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tyro
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a novice
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winsome
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attractive
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lassitude
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lack of energy
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stolid
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calm
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fecund
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fertile
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impetuous
 Definition
acting without thought
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misanthrope
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a person who hates humans
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turgid
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swollen
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phlegmatic
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calm and unemotional
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specious
 Definition
plausible but wrong
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blithe
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improperly cheerful
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militate
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to be a preventing factor in
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stentorian
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loud
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desiccate
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to dry out
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
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quixotic
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overly idealistic
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florid
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having a red complexion
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ostensible
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possible but not true currently
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apocryphal
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mistakenly considered true
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torpor
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lethargy
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rejoinder
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a witty reply
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droll
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witty
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wizened
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wrinkled
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sanguine
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optimisitic
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estimable
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worthy of respect
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officious
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domineering in petty matters
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arrogate
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to take claim without justification
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ersatz
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an inferior replacement
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occlude
 Definition
stop or obstruct
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calumny
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slander
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impecunious
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poor
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quiescent
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period of inactivity
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anodyne
 Definition
deliberately inoffensive
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obviate
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to remove
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Pusillanimous
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timid
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exculpate
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declare something not guilty
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prevaricate
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acting evasively
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dilatory
 Definition
slow to act
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effrontery
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impertinent behavior
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enervate
 Definition
causing a drain of energy
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restive
 Definition
unable to keep still or control
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encomium
 Definition
highly praising speech or writing
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mendacious
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lying
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed or rudimentary
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abase
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debase
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salubrious
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healthy
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circumspect
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wary of consequences
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inculcate
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instill
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vicissitude
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change in circumstance or luck
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limpid
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completely clear
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desultory
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lacking a plan or purpose
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lugubrious
 Definition
appearing sad
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imprecation
 Definition
a spoken curse
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nettle
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annoy
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licentious
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promiscuous
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insipid
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lacking flavor
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propitiate
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to regain the favor of
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sagacious
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shrewd
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lissome
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thin
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contumacious
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disobedient
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perfidious
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untrustworthy
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cupidity
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greed
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capricious
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marked by sudden mood changes
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querulous
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complaining
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approbation
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approval or praise
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orotund
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round and imposing
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fatuous
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silly, pointless
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pulchritude
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beauty
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mirth
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amusement, gaiety
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profligate
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wasteful in spending
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reticent
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secretive with thoughts, feelings
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abjure
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renounce
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vituperate
 Definition
blame in strong language
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diffident
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shy
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iniquity
 Definition
immoral behavior
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