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GRE Vocab Words- 100 Words Likely to Appear on the GRE
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Language - English
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12/10/2007

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abscond
Definition
to leave secretly
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anachronism
Definition
something out of place and time
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anomaly
Definition
deviation from what is normal
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antipathy
Definition
extreme dislike
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assuage
Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
Definition
to reduce in force or degree: to weaken
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audacious
Definition
fearless and daring
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bombastic
Definition
pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
Definition
harsh, harring noise
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capricious
Definition
changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
Definition
to punish or criticize harshly
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caustic
Definition
biting in wit
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chicanery
Definition
deception by means of craft or guile
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condone
Definition
to overlook, pardon or disregard
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convoluted
Definition
intricate and compiled
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convoluted
Definition
intrivate and compiled
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corroborate
Definition
to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
Definition
too trusting: gullible
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loquacious
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talkative
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malinger
Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be sick
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misanthrope
Definition
a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
Definition
to soften; lessen
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mollify
Definition
to calm or make less severe
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obdurate
Definition
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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equivocate
Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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esoteric
Definition
known or understood by only a few
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estimable
Definition
admirable
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eulogy
Definition
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
Definition
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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pedant
Definition
someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease
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quiescent
Definition
motionless
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soporific
Definition
causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
Definition
deceptively attractive: seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stolid
Definition
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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tacit
Definition
done without using words
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taciturn
Definition
silent, not talkative
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vacillate
Definition
to sway physically; to be indecisive
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torpor
Definition
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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volatile
Definition
easily arroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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deference
Definition
respect; courtesy
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desultory
Definition
jumping from one thing to another
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diffident
Definition
lacking from one thing to another
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dilatory
Definition
intended to delay
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diffident
Definition
lacking self-confidence
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disabuse
Definition
to set right; to free from error
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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dissemble
Definition
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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enervate
Definition
to reduce in strength
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engender
Definition
to bring about, produce, cause
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exculpate
Definition
to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
Definition
urgent; requiring immediate action
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fawn
Definition
to grovel
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fervid
Definition
intensly emotional; feverish
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foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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garrulous
Definition
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
Definition
outgoing, sociable
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guile
Definition
deceipt or trickery
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iconoclast
Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
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imperturbable
Definition
not capable of being distrubed
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impetuous
Definition
quick to act without thinking
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implacable
Definition
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
Definition
showing innocense or childlike simplicity
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inimical
Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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inchoate
Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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inimical
Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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insipid
Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
Definition
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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irascible
Definition
easily made angry
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laconic
Definition
using few words
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laud
Definition
to give praise; to glorify
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obsequious
Definition
overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
Definition
stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
Definition
to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
Definition
to stop up; to prevent the passage up
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occlude
Definition
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
Definition
troublesome and oppreessive; burdensome
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opprobrium
Definition
public disgrace
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paragon
Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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