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

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abrasion
Definition
1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing
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adumbrate
Definition
outline; indicate
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cognitive
Definition
concerned with thinking or perceiving
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deign
Definition
condescend
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fervid
Definition
passionate
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gall
Definition
1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant
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levee
Definition
1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch
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preternatural
Definition
unnatural; abnormal
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quell
Definition
suppress
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score (n)
Definition
written form of music
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abut
Definition
to adjoin
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consternation
Definition
worry and concern
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gavel
Definition
judge's hammer
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lien
Definition
right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.
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parenthesis
Definition
remarks deviating from the pain point
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sinewy
Definition
vigorous; having well-developed muscles
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steep (v)
Definition
to soak in water
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tamp
Definition
to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack of explosives into a hole)
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venturing
Definition
1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere
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wry
Definition
1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous
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arduous
Definition
hard
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decimated
Definition
kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)
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fledge
Definition
1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest
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gouge
Definition
cut or dig out
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picayune
Definition
insignificant; of little value
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riveting
Definition
fascinating
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soliloquy
Definition
solo speech
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supplicant
Definition
person who requests or begs for something
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transcendental
Definition
supernatural; going beyond normal experience
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veritable
Definition
true; genuine
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condescension
Definition
talking down to someone
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divest
Definition
remove; take off
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eddy
Definition
circular current
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epaulet
Definition
shoulder decoration
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fallacy
Definition
wrong idea
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fring
Definition
1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to form an edge (v)
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leaven
Definition
to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.
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patronize
Definition
1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of
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prominent
Definition
1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious
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statute
Definition
law
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antipathy
Definition
hatred
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aver
Definition
affirm
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expatiate
Definition
speak or write at great length
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flag (v)
Definition
1. to lose energy; 2. to signal
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flail
Definition
1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly
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indicted
Definition
accused (of crime)
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loll
Definition
laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)
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malign
Definition
slander
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secure (v)
Definition
1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain
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talon
Definition
long pointed nail or claw
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abeyance
Definition
state of inactivity; disuse
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disarm
Definition
1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one's side
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elaborate
Definition
1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand on (v)
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foment
Definition
1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)
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jockeying
Definition
maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others
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minutiae
Definition
small details
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rue
Definition
regret
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somatic
Definition
concerned with the body
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stinting
Definition
holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.)
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temperate
Definition
moderate
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allure
Definition
1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v)
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caulk
Definition
treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight
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conscript
Definition
1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily
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desultory
Definition
aimless; inconsistent in effort
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elegy
Definition
poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person
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fallow
Definition
uncultivated
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forbearing
Definition
tolerant
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hegemony
Definition
political domination; complete authority
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improbity
Definition
lack of honesty or integrity
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qualm
Definition
hesitation or fear
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assay
Definition
1. try; 2. assess purity
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chauvinist
Definition
someone excessively patriotic
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discrete
Definition
separate; discontinuous
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enlist
Definition
1. sign up for the army; 2. obtain
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fabricated
Definition
made up; false; manufactured
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fulminate
Definition
1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily
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hawser
Definition
thick rope or cable
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jibe
Definition
agree with; complement; match up with
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peer
Definition
1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. nobleman
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stickler
Definition
one who is strict about rules or details
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cloture
Definition
closure; terminating a debate by voting
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congruent
Definition
matching
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dally
Definition
waste time; flirt
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dissemble
Definition
avoid the truth
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dote
Definition
be excessively fond of
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errant
Definition
1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standards
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fervent
Definition
passionate
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stomach (v)
Definition
to tolerate
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synapse
Definition
junction between two nerve cells
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undercutting
Definition
offering a lower price; undermining
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arson
Definition
deliberate, criminal starting of fires
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carrion
Definition
dead flesh; carcasses
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intelligible
Definition
can be understood
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ironclad
Definition
cannot be altered; firm
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lint
Definition
fluff, soft material used to cover wounds
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pretension
Definition
assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance
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pundit
Definition
expert
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pyre
Definition
ceremonial fire
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sate
Definition
satisfy
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syncopation
Definition
type of musical rhythm with missed beats
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