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GRE Vocab Set 2
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General Vocab
Graduate
09/14/2013

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chary
Definition
wary; cautious; sparing
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chasten
Definition
to chastise or correct; subdue
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chauvinist
Definition
one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member
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chicanery
Definition
trickery or subterfuge
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chimera
Definition
an illusion
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coalesce
Definition
to come together; to fuse or unite
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cogent
Definition
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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commensurate
Definition
matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size or amount
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complaisance
Definition
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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consequential
Definition
pompous, self-important
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contiguous
Definition
sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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contrite
Definition
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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contemn
Definition
to scorn or despise
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corrigible/incorrigible
Definition
capable of being set right, correctable, reparable/not reformable, uncontrollable
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countenance
Definition
to approve of or tolerate
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cozen
Definition
to deceive, beguile, hoodwink
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craven
Definition
contemptibly fainthearted, lacking any courage
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credulous
Definition
tending to believe too readily; gullible
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame
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dearth
Definition
scarcity; lack
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decorum
Definition
politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior
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demur
Definition
to question or oppose
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denigrate
Definition
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
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denouement
Definition
an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deprecate
Definition
to disparage or belittle
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depredate
Definition
to plunder or pillage; to exploit in a predatory manner
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derision
Definition
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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derivative
Definition
unoriginal, obtained from another source
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desuetude
Definition
disuse
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desultory
Definition
random; thoughtless; marked by lack of plan or purpose
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detraction
Definition
slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
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diaphanous
Definition
transparent, gauzy
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diatribe
Definition
a harsh denunication
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didactic
Definition
intended to teach or instruct
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die
Definition
a tool used for shaping
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diffident
Definition
reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence
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dilatory
Definition
causing delay, procrastinating
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dilettante
Definition
one with amateurish or superficial interest in arts or branch of knowledge
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din
Definition
loud sustained noise
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disabuse
Definition
to undeceive; to set right
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discomfit
Definition
to defeat, put down
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discordant
Definition
conflicting; dissonant or harsh sound
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disinterested
Definition
unbiased or uncaring (depending on context)
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dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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dissolution
Definition
disintegration, looseness in morals
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distrait
Definition
distracted; absent-minded, esp. due to anxiety
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doggerel
Definition
trivial, poorly constructed verse
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dogmatic
Definition
arrogantly assertive or principles; stubbornly opinionated
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dross
Definition
slag, waste or foreign mater, impurity, surface scum
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dulcet
Definition
melodious, harmonious, mellifluous
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ebullience
Definition
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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edifying
Definition
enlightening, informative
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effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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effusive
Definition
gushing; excessively demonstrative
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egress
Definition
exit
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emollient
Definition
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh
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empirical
Definition
based on observation or experiment
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encomium
Definition
glowing and enthusiastic praise; tribute, eulogy
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enervate
Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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engender
Definition
to cause, produce, give rise to
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enormity
Definition
excessive wickedness; evilness
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