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GRE Words - 2
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09/12/2011

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Impecunious
Definition
Lacking funds; without money
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Incipient
Definition
Beginning to come into being or become apparent
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Innocuous
Definition
Harmless, causing no damage
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Intransigent
Definition
Refusing to compromise
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Inveigle
Definition
To obtain by deception or flattery
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Penurious
Definition
Penny pinching; excessively thrifty, ungenerous
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Pernicious
Definition
Harmful, potentially causing death
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Redoubtable
Definition
Awe-inspiring, worth of honor
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Supplant
Definition
To take the place of; supersede
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Torpid
Definition
Sluggish, lethargic
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Urbane
Definition
Sophisticated, refined, elegant
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Vilify
Definition
To defame; to characterize harshly
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Aver
Definition
To state as a fact; to declare or assert
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Opprobrium
Definition
Disgrace, contempt, scorn
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Pith
Definition
The essential or central part
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Pithy
Definition
Precise and brief
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Platitude
Definition
Superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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Querulous
Definition
Prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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Rancorous
Definition
Characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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Salubrious
Definition
Promoting health or well-being
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Solvent
Definition
To meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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Specious
Definition
Seeming true, but actually fallacious, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false
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Spurious
Definition
Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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Inimical
Definition
Damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable
Definition
Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Inimical
Definition
Damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable
Definition
Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Laconic
Definition
Using few words, terse
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Mercurial
Definition
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Phlegmatic
Definition
Calm; sluggish; unemotional
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Profligate
Definition
Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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Prosaic
Definition
Dull, lacking in spirit or imagination
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Quixotic
Definition
Foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals
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Recondite
Definition
Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand obscure
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Refulgent
Definition
Radiant, shiny, brilliant
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Sedulous
Definition
Diligent, persistent, hardworking
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Soporific
Definition
Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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Trenchant
Definition
Sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating
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Untenable
Definition
Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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