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GRE Vocabulary
GRE Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
06/08/2011

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Term
bastion
Definition
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection;
Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
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maverick
Definition
rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
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acquiesce
Definition
assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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draught
Definition
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of
pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid
swallowed at a time
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betoken
Definition
signify; indicate; be a sign of
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waggish
Definition
humorous; mischievous; tricky
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bugaboo
Definition
bugbear; object of baseless terror
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mnemonic
Definition
pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid
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conscript
Definition
draftee; person forced into military service; V
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contend
Definition
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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