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GRE Vocab
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Language - English
Graduate
12/19/2010

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ABSCOND
Definition
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.
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ABBERANT
Definition
Deviating from the norm
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ALACRITY
Definition
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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DISABUSE
Definition
To undeceive; to set right
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DISCORDANT
Definition
Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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DISPARATE
Definition
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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LUCID
Definition
Clear; easily understood
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MAGNANIMITY
Definition
The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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MARTIAL
Definition
Associated with war and the armed forces
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PRATTLE
Definition
To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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PRECIPITATE
Definition

1. Acting with excessive haste or impulse (adjective)

 

2. To cause or happen before anticipated or required (verb)

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STYMIE
Definition
To block; thwart
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ANOMALY
Definition
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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APPROBATION
Definition
An expression of approval or praise
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ARDUOUS
Definition
Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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