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GRE Vocab
Tricky vocabular for the GRE
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English
Undergraduate 4
08/26/2009

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fulminate
Definition
explode, denounce
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platitude
Definition
dull, trite, esp. if uttered as if profound
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obliquity
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immorality, mental perversity, obscure statement
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querulous
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complaining
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abscond
Definition
depart suddenly/secretly, esp. to avoid capture/prosecution
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exiguous
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scanty, meager
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abrogate
Definition
abolish officially, put aside
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sedulous
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diligent, persistently/carefully maintained
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probity
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integrity, honesty
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recondite
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difficult (subject matter), beyond ordinary knowledge, obscure
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lugubrious
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mournful, gloomy, esp. exaggerated
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calumny
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false and malicious statement to injure reputation,
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puerile
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childish, immature
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