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GRE--1
gre prep
50
Language - English
Graduate
02/07/2010

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didactic (adjetive)
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intended to teach or instruct
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diatribe
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a harsh denuciation [[My failure to turn off the light led to my father's diatribe on saving electicity]]
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diaphanous
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transparent; gauzy
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detraction
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slandering, verbal attack; aspersion
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desultory
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random; disconnected
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desuetude
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the state of not being used
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desiccate
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to dry out; to make dull or dry
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descry
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to observe or discern
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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derision
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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
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deprecate
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to disparage or put down
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deposition
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official testimony
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denouncement
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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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denizen
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inhabitant; one who frequents a place
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denigrate
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to belittle; to defame
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demur
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to question or oppose
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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decorous
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correct; formal; marked by decorum
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debacle
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rout; fiasco; complete failure
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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daunt
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to cow or dismay
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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cursory
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hasty; done with little attention
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curmudgeon
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an irritable, ill-tempered person
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crestfallen
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dejected; disappointed
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credulous
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tending to believe to readily
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craven
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contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage
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desecrate
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to violate the sanctity of
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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dynamo
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generator; forceful, energetic person
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dulcet
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melodious; pleasant-sounding
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dross
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slag; worthless matter; impurity
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dormant
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inactive; in abeyance
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dogmatic
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stubborly opinionated
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doggerel
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trivial or poorly constructed verse
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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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distention
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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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dsinterested
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unbiased, neutral, or free from personal motive
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discursive
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digressive; passing from one topic to another
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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discomfit
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to embarrass or perplex
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dirge
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a song or poem of grief
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din
Definition
loud, sustained sounds
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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dilatory
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causing delay
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diffident
Definition
reserved; shy; lacking in self-confidence
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