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GRE words - Part 5
these are words with secondary meanings that are often tested.
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Language - English
Graduate
08/16/2007

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Term
alloy
Definition
"to commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior"
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appropriate (v)
Definition
"to take for one's own use, confiscate"
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august
Definition
"majestic, venerable"
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bent
Definition
"leaning, inclinating, proclivity, tendency"
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broach
Definition
"bring up, announce, begin to talk about"
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brook
Definition
"to tolerate, endure, countenance"
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cardinal
Definition
major (cardinal sin)
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chauvinist
Definition
a blindly devoted patriot
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color
Definition
"to change as if by dyeing, to distort"
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consequential
Definition
"pompous, self important"
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damp
Definition
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
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die
Definition
a tool used for shaping
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essay
Definition
"to test or try, attempt, experiment"
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exact
Definition
"to demand, call for, require"
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fell (v)
Definition
to cause to fall by striking
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fell (adj)
Definition
inhumanly cruel
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flag
Definition
"to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline"
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flip
Definition
"sarcastic, impertinent"
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ford
Definition
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse
Definition
to complain or grumble
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guy
Definition
"a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide"
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intimate
Definition
"to imply, suggest, or insinuate"
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list
Definition
to tilt or lean to one side
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lumber
Definition
to move heavily and clumsily
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meet (adj)
Definition
"fitting, proper"
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milk (v)
Definition
"to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce out of"
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mince
Definition
"to pronounce or speak affectedly, to speak too carefully"
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nice
Definition
"exacting, fastidious, extremely precise"
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obtain
Definition
"to be established, accepted or customary"
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occult
Definition
"hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension"
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pedestrian
Definition
"commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian"
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pied
Definition
"multicolored, usually in blotches"
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plastic
Definition
"moldable, pliable, not rigid"
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pluck
Definition
"courage, spunk, fortitude"
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prize
Definition
"to pry, to press or force with a lever"
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rail
Definition
to complain about bitterly
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rent
Definition
"torn, an opening or tear"
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quail
Definition
"to lose courage, turn frightened"
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qualify
Definition
to limit
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scurvy
Definition
"contemptible, despicable"
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singular
Definition
"exceptional, unusual, odd"
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stand
Definition
a group of trees
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steep
Definition
to saturate or completely soak
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strut
Definition
the supporting structural cross part of a wing
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table
Definition
to remove from consideration
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tender
Definition
to proffer or offer
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waffle
Definition
"to equivocate, to change one's position"
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wag
Definition
"wit, joker"
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