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GRE Vocab!
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09/30/2009

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turpitude
Definition
depravity, baseness, corrupt act or practice
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sedulous
Definition
diligent, persevering, persistent, consistent in effort and application
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obfuscate
Definition
to make unclear, to darken, to confuse, to meddle
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craven
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cowardly, characterized by fear
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scrupulous
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conscientious and exact, painstaking
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inimical
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harmful in effect, adverse, unfriendly, hostile
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inveterate
Definition
firmly and long established, deep-rooted, habitual
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perfunctory
Definition
characterized by routine or superficiality, lacking in interest or enthusiasm
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assuage
Definition
to lessen the intensity of, relieve, make less severe, appease or satisfy
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castigate
Definition
to chastise or criticize severely
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abscond
Definition
to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law.
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aggrandize
Definition
to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate.
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blandishment
Definition
speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something
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burgeon
Definition
to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth
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cadge
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to get something by taking advantage of someone
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corporeal
Definition
of or having to do with material, tangible.
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depredation
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the act of preying upon or plundering
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diffident
Definition
lacking self-confidence, modest
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disabuse
Definition
to free a person from falsehood or error
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dispassionate
Definition
calm; objective; unbiased
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enervate
Definition
to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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exculpate
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to demonstrate or prove to be blameless
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extant
Definition
in existence, still existing
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gossamer
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sheer, light, airy, very fine
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hapless
Definition
unfortunate
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headlong
Definition
headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively; hastily; without forethought
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impecunious
Definition
penniless, poor
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imperious
Definition
domineering, overbearing, arrogant
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improvidence
Definition
an absence of foresight; a failure to provide for future needs or events
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inchoate
Definition
in an initial or early stage; incomplete; disorganized
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ingenious
Definition
clever
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ingenuous
Definition
unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid
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irascible
Definition
prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered
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lugubrious
Definition
weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree
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magnanimity
Definition
generosity and nobility
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obdurate
Definition
hardened against influence or feeling; intractable.
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obviate
Definition
to prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary
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occlude
Definition
to close or shut off; to obstruct
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panegyric
Definition
a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing
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pedantic
Definition
showing a narrow concern for rules or formal book learning; making an excessive display of one's own learning
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petulant
Definition
easily or frequently annoyed, especially over trivial matters; childishly irritable
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phlegmatic
Definition
not easily excited; cool; sluggish
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precipitate
Definition
to fall; to fall downward suddenly and dramatically; to bring about or hasten the occurrence of something
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prevaricate
Definition
to stray away from or evade the truth
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prodigal
Definition
rashly wasteful
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propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease
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pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly, timid, or irresolute; petty
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quiescence
Definition
inactivity; stillness; dormancy
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sagacious
Definition
having a sharp or powerful intellect or discernment
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saturnine
Definition
having a gloomy or morose temperament
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specious
Definition
seemingly true but really false; deceptively convincing or attractive
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tacit
Definition
unspoken
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solder
Definition
to unite parts, to mend a break
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incursion
Definition
intrusion into another's territory
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mawkish
Definition
sickly sentimental, having a sickening flavor, nauseating
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harbinger
Definition
herald, anything that foreshadows a future event, omen, sign
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edify
Definition
to uplift, to benefit or instruct esp. morally
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descry
Definition
to make clear, to say
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quixotic
Definition
impulsive, rashly unpredictable, impractical
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polemic
Definition
a controversial argument refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine
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blithe
Definition
carefree and lighthearted
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pernicious
Definition
highly injurious or destructive, deadly
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precocious
Definition
early in development, exhibiting mature qualities at an early age
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efficacious
Definition
having the power to produce a desired effect
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impetuous
Definition
marked by vehemence or passion
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opprobrious
Definition
deserving of disgrace, contemptuous, reproachful
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meretricious
Definition
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; based on pretense, deception or insincerity
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peremptory
Definition
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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impugn
Definition
to challenge as false, cast doubt upon
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untoward
Definition
unfavorable or unfortunate, improper
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