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GRE Word List 15
Myriad-Pellucid
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08/13/2013

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Myriad
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A very large, indefinite number; innumerable
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Nadir
Definition
The lowest point
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Nascent
Definition
Coming into existence, emerging
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Nebulous
Definition
Cloud-like, hazy, vague, indistinct
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Negligent
Definition
Talking too little care
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Neophyte
Definition
A beginner or novice
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Nexus
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A connected serious or group
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Noisome
Definition
Offensive, disgusting (smell)
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Nonchalant
Definition
Seeming to be cooly unconcerned or indifferent
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Nonplused
Definition
A state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment
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Nostrum
Definition
A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils
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Noxious
Definition
Harmful to living things; injurious to health
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Nugatory
Definition
Of little or no importance
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Obdurate
Definition
Hardened, stubborn, inflexible
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Obfuscate
Definition
To make obscure
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Oblivious
Definition
Unaware; having no memory
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Obloquy
Definition
Calumny, abusively detractive language or utterance
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Obsequious
Definition
Servile compliance; fawning
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Obstreperous
Definition
Noisily and stubbornly defiant
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Obstrusive
Definition
Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash
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Obtuse
Definition
Lacking quickness of perception or intellect
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Obviate
Definition
To render unnecessary
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Occluded
Definition
To obstruct; to cause to become closed
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Odious
Definition
Strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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Officious
Definition
Excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services to others
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Ominous
Definition
Menacing, threatening
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Onerous
Definition
Oppressive; burdensome
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Opaqueness
Definition
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent or translucent
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Opprobrious
Definition
Scornful or abusive
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Ossify
Definition
To turn to bone; to settle rigidly in an idea
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Ostensible
Definition
Represented or appearing as such
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Ostentation
Definition
Boastful showiness
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Ostracism
Definition
The act of banishing or excluding
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Overweening
Definition
Overbearing
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Paean
Definition
A song of joyful praise or exulation
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Palatial
Definition
Of or suitable for a palace
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Palliate
Definition
To make less severe or intense; mitigate
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Palpability
Definition
Tangible
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Panegyric
Definition
Praise or laudation; an encomium
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Paradigm
Definition
A model, example or pattern
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Pariah
Definition
An outcase; a rejected or despised person
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Parsimonious
Definition
Frugal
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Partisan
Definition
One-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
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Patron
Definition
Regular customer; person who gives support
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Paucity
Definition
Scarcity; a lacking of
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Pecadillo
Definition
Small sin, small weakness in one's character, transgression
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Pedant
Definition
One who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously
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Pedestrian
Definition
Commonplace, undistinguished, ordinary
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Pellucid
Definition
Transparently clear in style or meaning
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