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GRE Vocabulary
Words that are frequently seen on the GRE exam
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09/14/2009

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elegy
Definition
a mournful poem or musical composition
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filigree
Definition
n. delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires;
anything very delicate or fanciful
adj. composed of or resembling filigree
verb. to adorn with or form into filigree
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lascivious
Definition
showing or causing sexual interest or desire
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morose
Definition
gloomily ill-humored (person or mood)
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ignominious
Definition
marked by dishonor or contempt
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guile
Definition
clever deception in attaining a goal
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obscure
Definition
not clear or plain, vague
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voracious
Definition
consuming or taking in large quantities of something
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pragmatic
Definition
pertaining to a practical point of view
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concerto
Definition
a composition for one or more principle instruments
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talisman
Definition
religious or spiritual amulet or charm
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evince
Definition
to prove or show clearly
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regale
Definition
to entertain greatly with food and/or drink
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aggrandized
Definition
enlarged or increase in intensity
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and prevent from happening though taken measures
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diffident
Definition
shy or lacking confidence in self worth
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mendacious
Definition
telling lies habitually
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truculent
Definition
hostile or cruel
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countenance
Definition
appearance, especially of the face
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belied
Definition
to show or contradict
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castigate
Definition
to chastise
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conscientious
Definition
controlled or done according to conscience
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consonant
Definition
in agreement with, harmonious
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recast
Definition
to redo, reconstruct, reform, etc.
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prosaic
Definition
dull, common place
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heretical
Definition
pertaining to heretics
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excoriated
Definition
to denounce severely or strip skin from
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purporting
Definition
to present or appear as something, falsely or not
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innocuousness
Definition
harmlessness
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promulgated
Definition
to make known openly
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