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GRE Words 7
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Grammar
Undergraduate 4
10/17/2009

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cogent
Definition
convincing
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cavil
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to make frivolous objections
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stilted
Definition
bombastic, stiffly pompous
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occlude
Definition
shut or close
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mealymouthed
Definition
indirect in speech; hypocritical or evasive
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bilk
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to swindle or cheat
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desiccate
Definition
dry up
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harbinger
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forerunner; one who initiates a major change; one that foreshadows what is to come
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parsimony
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stinginess
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apotheosis
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elevated to godhood; a perfect example of something
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dissolution
Definition
disintegration; looseness in morals
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scad
Definition
great quantity
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obliquity
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deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity
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sumptuous
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lavish or rich
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restiveness
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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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