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GRE Vocabulary Misc.
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Post-Graduate
10/13/2008

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excoriate (v)
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denounce or berate severely; strip off or remove skin from
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exuberant (adj)
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; extremely joyful and vigorous; superabundant
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effusive (n)
Definition
unduly demonstrative, lacking reserve
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incongruous (adj)
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out of place, inappropriate; not harmonious in character; inconsistent
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sophistry (n)
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a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning
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insidious (adj)
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intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous; proceeding in a seemingly harmless way but with grave effect
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adroit (adj)
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expert or nimble; cleverly skillful
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propitiation (n)
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an act of appeasement or conciliation (verb form: propitiate)
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vociferous (adj)
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crying out noisily; clamorous
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timorous (adj)
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full of fear; timid
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propriety (n)
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appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior
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eviscerate (v)
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to remove the entrails from, disembowel; to deprive of vital or essential parts
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tractable (adj)
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easily managed or controlled; easily worked or shaped, malleable
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indolent (adj)
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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lackadaisical (adj)
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without interest, vigor or determination, listless; lazy, indolent
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internecine (adj)
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of or pertaining to a conflict or struggle within a group; mutually destructive
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