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GRE Vocab Set 1
Vocabulary Set from GRE 2012 Princeton Review
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Graduate
06/20/2012

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Abscond
Definition
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide (verb)
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Aberrant
Definition
(adj.)deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
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Alacrity
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(noun)eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
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(noun)deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality
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Approbation
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(noun) an expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
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(adj)strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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Assuage
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(verb)to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
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(adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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Austere
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(adj) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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Axiomatic
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(adj) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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Canonical
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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
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Capricious
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(adj)inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure
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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Chicanery
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(noun)trickery or subterfuge
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Connoisseur
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(noun) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Convoluted
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(adj.)complex or complicated
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Disabuse
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(verb) to undeceive; to set right
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Discordant
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(adj) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Disparate
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(adj) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Effrontery
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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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Eloquent
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(adj) well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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Enervate
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(verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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Ennui
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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
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(verb) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form equivocal)
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Erudite
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(adj) very learned; scholarly
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Exculpate
Definition
(verb) exonerate; to clear of blame
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Exigent
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(adj.) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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Extemporaneous
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(adj) improvised; done without preparation
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Filibuster
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(noun) longed speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Fulminate
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(verb) to loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous
Definition
(adj) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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Inured
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(adj) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Irascible
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(adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Laud
Definition
(verb) to praise highly
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Lucid
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(adj) clear; easily understood
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Magnanimity
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(noun) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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Martial
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(adj) associated with war and the armed forces
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Mundane
Definition
(adj) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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Nascent
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(adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Nebulous
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(adj) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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Neologism
Definition
(noun) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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Noxious
Definition
(adj) harmful, injurious
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Obtuse
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(adj) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Obviate
Definition
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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Onerous
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(adj)troubling; burdensome
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Paean
Definition
(noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Parody
Definition
(noun) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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Perennial
Definition
(adj) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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Perfidy
Definition
(noun) intentional breach of faith; treachery
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Perfunctory
Definition
(adj) cursory; done without care or interest
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Perspicacious
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(adj) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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Prattle
Definition
(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate
Definition
(adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Precipitate
Definition
(verb) to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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Predilection
Definition
(noun) a disposition in favor of something; preference
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Prescience
Definition
(noun)foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
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Prevaricate
Definition
(verb) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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Qualms
Definition
(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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Recant
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(verb) to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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Refute
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(verb) to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Relegate
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(verb) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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Reticent
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(adj) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous
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(adj) concerned and attentive; eager
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Sordid
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(adj) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Sporadic
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(adj) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Squander
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(verb) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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Static
Definition
(adj) not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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Stupefy
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(verb) to stun, baffle, or amaze
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Stymie
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(verb) to block; to thwart
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Synthesis
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(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole
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Torque
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(noun) a force that causes rotation
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Tortuous
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(adj)winding, twisting,; excessively complicated
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Truculent
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(adj) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Veracity
Definition
(noun) truthfulness, honesty
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Virulent
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(adj) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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Voracious
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(adj) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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Waver
Definition
(verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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