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GRE Vocab
GRE Vocab
113
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Graduate
10/27/2010
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diffident
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shy
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indolent
 Definition
lazy
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enervate
 Definition
take awway strength
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phlegmatic
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sluggishness of temperment
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imprecation
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curse
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opprobrium
 Definition
public disgrace
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scintilla
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scant amount
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umbrage
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offense
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ostentaion
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showiness
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noisome
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stinking
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multifarious
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diverse
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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cupidity
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desire for material goods
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hegemony
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domination of one group
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intrepid
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fearless, courage
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penury
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extreme poverty
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cosset
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pamper
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husband
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manage economically
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sardonic
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cynical
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specious
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seems true but is not
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diaphanous
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delicate
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trenchant
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sharp
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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prevaricate
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deviate from the truth
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disabuse
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free from error
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burnish
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polish
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slake
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calm or moderate
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furtive
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secretive
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disparate
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completely different
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foment
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arouse
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aggrandize
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increase in power
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hoary
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very old
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unconscionable
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unfair
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monastic
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plain, austere
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voluble
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talkative
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reticent
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reserved
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turgid
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bloated
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audacious
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fearless
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latent
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potential not readily apparent
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tawdry
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gaudy
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florid
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excessively decorated
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perspicacious
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keen witted, astere, shrewd
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surly
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rude
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glib
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casually fluent
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ignoble
 Definition
low moral standards
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wily
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clever
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judicious
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sensible
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lionize
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treat as celebrity or honor
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palliate
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ease, mitigate
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torpor
 Definition
mental sluggishness
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vim
 Definition
vitality, energy
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polemic
 Definition
verbal attack or argument
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inventive
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abusive language
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guile
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trickery
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hyperpole
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purposeful exaggeration
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cognizant
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aware
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obsequious
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overly flattering
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+bawdy
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racy, lewd
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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gaunt
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thin
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etheral
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immaterial
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abet
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aid
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dispassionate
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unbiased
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sentient
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conscious
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panegyric
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formal, elaborate praise
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prolix
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wordy
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pithy
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to the point
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eminent
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famous
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perquisite
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reward over ones salary
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ameliorate
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improve
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quixotic
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impractical
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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expurgate
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censor
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apt
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appropriate
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tenet
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belief or principle
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intrasigent
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unyielding
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ineluctable
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inescapable
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obseqious
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submissive
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haughty
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arrogent
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fecundity
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fertility
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encumber
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block
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disseminate
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spread widely
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restive
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stubborn
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vituperative
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verbally abusive
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insulated
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protected
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saturine
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sluggish
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ebullient
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bubbling with enthusiasm
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magnanimous
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generous
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callous
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uncaring
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rescind
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revoke
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expediant
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convenient
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allayed
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minimize
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diluvial
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flood
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protraction
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increase in duration
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blandishment
 Definition
series of flattering actions
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platitude
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trite
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rejoinder
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response
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proclivity
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predisposition
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mendacity
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falsehood
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perfidy
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falsehood
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plucky
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brave
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fastidious
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attentative
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sedulity
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diligence
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petulant
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bad-tempered
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futile
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pointless
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trepidation
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fear something will happen
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ploddingly
 Definition
trudge
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unbridle
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release from restraint
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travail
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work with painful effort
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impudence
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offensively bold
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insolent
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rude, arrogent
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indolent
 Definition
lazy
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