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GRE Words - 4
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09/13/2011

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Assiduous
Definition
Diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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Calumniate
Definition
To slander, make a false accusation
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Iconoclast
Definition
One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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Occlude
Definition
To obstruct or block
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Filibuster
Definition
Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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Fulminate
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To loudly attack or denounce
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Inured
Definition
Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Obviate
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To anticipate and make unnecessary
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Paean
Definition
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Approbation
Definition
An expression of approval or praise
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Austere
Definition
Without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic
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Abate
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To lesson in intensity or degree
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Chary
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Wary, cautious, sparing
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Cogent
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Appealing forcible to the mind or reason, convincing
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Contrite
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Regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness
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Dearth
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Smallness or quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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Tenuous
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Having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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Desiccate
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To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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Dilettante
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One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts of branch of knowledge
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Encomium
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Glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric; tribute; eulogy
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Halcyon
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Calm and peaceful
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Germane
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Relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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Dissemble
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To disguise or conceal; mislead
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Perfunctory
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Cursory; done w/o care or interest
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Inchoate
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In an initial stage; not fully formed
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Grandiloquence
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Pompous speech or expression
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Endemic
Definition
Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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