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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 23
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 23
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10/04/2010
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effloresce
 Definition
to bloom
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glib
 Definition
insincere manner
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hegemony
 Definition
authority, domination
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insufferable
 Definition
unbearable
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phlegmatic
 Definition
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish OR Calm
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profusion
 Definition
profusion overabundance
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a cappella
 Definition
without accompaniment
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à la carte
 Definition
priced separately
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a priori
 Definition
reasoning based on
general principles
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abbey
 Definition
monastery
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ablate
 Definition
cut away
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acolyte
 Definition
assistant
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accrete
 Definition
grow larger
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ad nauseam
 Definition
to a ridiculous degree
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ad-lib
 Definition
improvise
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adipose
 Definition
fatty
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adumbration
 Definition
overshadow
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Adonis
 Definition
beautiful man
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afoul
 Definition
in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or conflict
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agnate
 Definition
related on the father’s side
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air
 Definition
discuss, broadcast
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akimbo
 Definition
with hands on hips
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amenity
 Definition
pleasantness
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alto
 Definition
low female voice
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allegro
 Definition
fast
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apoplexy
 Definition
stroke
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caper
 Definition
a prank/rick OR to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk
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aneurysm
 Definition
bulging in a blood
vessel
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antechamber
 Definition
waiting room
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argonauts
 Definition
gold-seekers,
adventurers
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arrogate
 Definition
seize without right
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assonance
 Definition
partial rhyme
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atelier
 Definition
workshop
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automaton
 Definition
robot
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avant garde
 Definition
vanguard
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aye
 Definition
affirmative vote
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balky
 Definition
hesitant
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bathos
 Definition
sentimentality
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batten
 Definition
to thrive by feeding; grow fat. OR a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
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bedlam
 Definition
uproar
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beholden
 Definition
in debt
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basso
 Definition
low male voice
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bequest
 Definition
gift, endowment
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bellow
 Definition
shout
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bespeak
 Definition
attest
Term
bistro
 Definition
tavern, cafe
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blandish
 Definition
flatter, grovel
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bogy
 Definition
bugbear
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bogy
 Definition
bugbear
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bootless
 Definition
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless
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