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GRE Vocabulary Set 1
Group 1 Vocabulary Words
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Graduate
08/10/2011

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Abscond
Definition
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Aberrant
Definition
Deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
Definition
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
Definition
Deviation from normal order, form or rule; abnormality
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Approbation
Definition
An expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
Definition
Strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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Assuage
Definition
To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
Definition
Daring, fearless; recklessly bold
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Austere
Definition
Without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic
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Axiomatic
Definition
Taken as a given, possessing self-evident truth
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Canonical
Definition
Following or in agreement with accepted and traditional standards
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Capricious
Definition
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure
Definition
To criticize severely; officially rebuke
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Chicanery
Definition
Trickery or subterfuge
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Connoisseur
Definition
Expert, astute judge
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Convoluted
Definition
Complex, complicated
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Disabuse
Definition
To undeceive, to set right
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Discordant
Definition
Conflicting, dissonant or harsh sound
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Disparate
Definition
Fundamentally different or distinct
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Effrontery
Definition
Extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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Eloquent
Definition
Well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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Enervate
Definition
To weaken, reduce in vitality
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Ennui
Definition
Dissatisfaction and restlessness
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Equivocate
Definition
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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Erudite
Definition
very learned, scholarly
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Exculpate
Definition
Exonerate, to clear of blame
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Exigent
Definition
urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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Extemporaneous
Definition
Improvised, done without preparation
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Filibuster
Definition
intentional obstruction
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Fulminate
Definition
To loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous
Definition
Artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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Inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Irascible
Definition
Easily angered, prone to outbursts
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Laud
Definition
To praise highly
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Lucid
Definition
clear, easily understood
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Magnanimity
Definition
The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiveness
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Martial
Definition
Associated with war and the armed forces
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Mundane
Definition
Of the world, typical, ordinary
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Nascent
Definition
Coming into being, in early developmental stages
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Nebulous
Definition
Vague, lacking definite form
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Neologism
Definition
New word, expression, or usage
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Noxious
Definition
Harmful, injurious
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Obtuse
Definition
Lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear in thought or expression
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Obviate
Definition
To anticipate and make unnecessary
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Onerous
Definition
Troubling, burdensome
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Paean
Definition
A song or hymn of praise or thanks
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Parody
Definition
A humorous imitation
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Perennial
Definition
Recurrent through the year
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Perfidy
Definition
Intentional breach of faith
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Perfunctiory
Definition
Cursory, done without care
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Perfunctory
Definition
Cursory, done without care
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Perspicacious
Definition
Acutely perceptive
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Prattle
Definition
To babble meaninglessly
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Precipitate
Definition
Acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Precipitate
Definition
To cause to happen before required or anticipated
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Predilection
Definition
A disposition in favor of something
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Prescience
Definition
Foreknowledge of events
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Prevaricate
Definition
To deliberately avoid truth
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Qualms
Definition
misgivings, causes for hesitation
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Recant
Definition
To retract, especially a belief
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Refute
Definition
To disprove, to successfully argue against
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Relegate
Definition
To forcibly assign
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Reticent
Definition
Quiet, reserved
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Solicitous
Definition
Concerned and attentive; eager
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Sordid
Definition
Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Sporadic
Definition
Occurring only occasionally
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Squander
Definition
To waste irresponsibly
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Static
Definition
Not moving or active
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Stupefy
Definition
To stun, baffle, amaze
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Stymie
Definition
To block, thwart
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Synthesis
Definition
Combination of parts to make a whole
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Torque
Definition
A force causing rotation
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Tortuous
Definition
Winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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Truculent
Definition
Fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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Veracity
Definition
Truthfulness, honesty
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Virulent
Definition
Extremely harmful or poisonous
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Voracious
Definition
Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous
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Waver
Definition
To move to and fro
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