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GRE Words 6
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Undergraduate 4
10/07/2009
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solicitous
 Definition
lustful
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soporific
 Definition
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness or lethargy
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stolid
 Definition
unemotional, impassive
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torpor
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lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
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truculence
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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vituperative
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abusive and scolding
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welter
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to wallow
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nettle
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annoy; vex
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splenetic
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marked by bad temper, malevolence or spite
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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proselytize
 Definition
induce someone to convert to a religion or belief
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epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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perspicacious
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having insight; penetrating; astute
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hedge
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to protect oneself; often financial
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abrogate
 Definition
to abolish
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