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GRE Set A
20 GRE Words
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Language - English
Graduate
07/04/2013

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Aberration
Definition
A deviation or departure from the norm or the truth
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Anachronism
Definition
Something or someone not in its correct historical or chronological order
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Banal
Definition
Devoid of freshness or orginality; trite
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Cogent
Definition
Convincing and reasonable
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Cursory
Definition
Quick; hasty; haphazard
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Discern
Definition
To differentiate or distinguish; to perceive
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Empirical
Definition
Derived from observation and experiment
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Explicate
Definition
To explain or make comprehensible
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Fortuitous
Definition
Happening by lucky accident or chance
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Immutable
Definition
Not subject to change; changeless
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Inimical
Definition
Harmful or hostile
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Laconic
Definition
Using few words; concise
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Metamorphosis
Definition
A complete transformation or change
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Panacea
Definition
A remedy for all disease or ills; a cure-all
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Pith
Definition
The essential part
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Progeny
Definition
Offspring or product
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Reconciliation
Definition
The reestablishing of cordial relations
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Scrupulous
Definition
minutely careful; principled
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Tacit
Definition
Understood without being openingly expressed; implied; silent
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Variegated
Definition
Having a variety of colors or marks; diverse
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