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Vocabulary Prep For GRE
100
English
Graduate
08/04/2015

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abate
Definition
reduce in intensity
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abjure
Definition
renounce; swear to refrain from something
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blandishment
Definition
words used to coax or flatter
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boor
Definition
ill-mannered person
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cardinal
Definition
1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important
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deliberate
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1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)
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equivocation
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speaking ambiguously
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feckless
Definition
feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
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imperturbability
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quality of being calm and not easily disturbed
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meretricious
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falsely attractive; tawdry
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augury
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prediction; looking for omens
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boycott
Definition
refuse to have dealings with
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glib
Definition
slick; superficial esp. in speech
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incise
Definition
cut into
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moralistic
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concerned with morals
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ostracism
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shunning; social isolation
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penchant
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inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
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rarefy
Definition
make less dense
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repine
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fret; be discontented
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stipulate
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specify
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diaphanous
Definition
transparent; thin and delicate
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feint
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pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
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inured
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hardened; habituated
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mettlesome
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spirited
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puissance
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power
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recondite
Definition
obscure
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stygian
Definition
very dark
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touting
Definition
advertising; supporting
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virtuosity
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skill, expertise
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volubility
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excessive talkativeness
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caret
Definition
punctuation mark signifying omission
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contiguous
Definition
adjacent; touching; abutting
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damp
Definition
(used of vibration) reduce in extent
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ellipsis
Definition
omission of essential words
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extirpation
Definition
wiping out; complete destruction
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foppish
Definition
behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion
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gaffe
Definition
blunder; social mistake
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhorting
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opprobrious
Definition
expressing great scorn
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recumbent
Definition
reclining; lying down
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ambidextrous
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able to use both left and right hands equally well
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culpability
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guild
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discernment
Definition
judgment; perceptiveness
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encomium
Definition
praise
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inveigle
Definition
coax; cajole; wheedle; entice
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minatory
Definition
threatening
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ossified
Definition
turned to bone; become rigid
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plumb
Definition
measure depth
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quintessential
Definition
most typical; the perfect example of
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runic
Definition
mysterious; magical
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accretion
Definition
accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
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anachronistic
Definition
occurring in the wrong time period
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chronic
Definition
long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)
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churlishness
Definition
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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demagogue
Definition
mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
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effrontery
Definition
daring; audacity (has a negative connotation
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idyll
Definition
story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting
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interregnum
Definition
interval between reigns or governments
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nugatory
Definition
of minor significance; futile
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sinecure
Definition
job which pays salary but requiring little effort
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anodized
Definition
electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
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aphoristic
Definition
expressed tersely
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canonical
Definition
orthodox
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commensurate
Definition
equal in significance
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dexterity
Definition
skill, esp. with hands
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extant
Definition
skill in existence (opposite of extinct)
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impugned
Definition
challenged; called into question
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probity
Definition
uprightness; honesty
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raconteur
Definition
person who relates a story
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solicitous
Definition
kindly; expressing care and concern
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amalgamate
Definition
join; consolidate
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baleful
Definition
evil
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coerce
Definition
force
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inchoate
Definition
undeveloped; nascent
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iniquitous
Definition
evil; unjust
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libertine
Definition
dissolute person; prodigal
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millinery
Definition
hats and hat-making
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natty
Definition
neat; dapper; smart
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occluded
Definition
obscured; blocked
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sidereal
Definition
of or related to stars
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avaricious
Definition
greedy for money
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extirpate
Definition
wipe out totally
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halcyon
Definition
peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
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list (v)
Definition
1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order
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maudlin
Definition
sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
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refulgent
Definition
glowing; radiant
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subliminal
Definition
below the threshold of consciousness
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testiness
Definition
irritability; irascibility
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vituperate
Definition
attack bitterly
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whittle
Definition
1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step
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caricature
Definition
ridicule (v); cartoon intended to ridicule (n)
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colander
Definition
bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.
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cumbersome
Definition
bulky; difficult to carry
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dispatch
Definition
1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)
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epistemology
Definition
theory of knowledge
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froward
Definition
stubborn; wayward; disobedient
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supine
Definition
lying flat on one's back
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throwback
Definition
exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits
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untoward
Definition
unexpected
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verisimilar
Definition
true to life; giving the appearance of reality
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