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GRE Vocabulary List 14
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Undergraduate 3
06/13/2010
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divergence
 Definition
to extend in two different directions away from a common point
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effusive
 Definition
pouring out, lacking reserve
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dogmatism
 Definition
thinking that opinions are truths
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recalcitrant
 Definition
not obedient
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vapid
 Definition
without liveliness
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spate
 Definition
sudden outpouring
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dross
 Definition
waste
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dulcet
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pleasant to the ear
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duplicity
 Definition
deceitfulness by speaking/acting in two different ways
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duress
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restraint
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ebullience
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exhilaration, enthusiasm
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ecumenical
 Definition
general, universal
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edacious
 Definition
devouring, consuming
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effete
 Definition
lacking energy, sterile, worn out
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efficacy
 Definition
effectiveness
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effrontery
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boldness
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egress
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the act going out from an enclosed place, the exit, the right to go out
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elegy
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poem for the dead
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elicit
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to draw out, bring out
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eloquence
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powerful and effective language
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