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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 24
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 24
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10/04/2010

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bootless
Definition
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless
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bravura
Definition
a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
2. a display of daring; brilliant performance.
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buncombe
Definition
empty, showy talk
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canaille
Definition
riffraff; rabble. OR Masses
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cachet
Definition
an official seal, as on a letter or document OR prestige
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CASSANDRA
Definition
unheeded prophet
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casuistry
Definition
specious reasoning
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cenotaph
Definition
empty tomb
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caveat
Definition
warning
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chartreuse
Definition
greenish yellow
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cavort
Definition
to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry
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chutzpah
Definition
gall
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Co-opt
Definition
to appropriate as one's own; preempt OR to assimilate, take, or win over into a larger or established group
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cloyed
Definition
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure,
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Collar
Definition
an arrest; capture
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commodore
Definition
naval officer
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commissary
Definition
food store
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Concordat
Definition
in agreement
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confabulate
Definition
to converse informally
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Confute
Definition
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove
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congeries
Definition
a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap
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consanguineous
Definition
related by blood
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conscientious
Definition
honorable, upright
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contretemps
Definition
an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance
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contrariety
Definition
something contrary or of opposite character
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contumacy
Definition
resistance to authority
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coruscate
Definition
sparkle
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courtesan
Definition
a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
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credenza
Definition
a closed cabinet for papers, office supplies, etc., often of desk height and matching the other furniture in an executive's office.
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countervail
Definition
counterbalance
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cruet
Definition
bottle
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curry
Definition
seek a favor
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cubism
Definition
style of painting
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debrief
Definition
interrogate
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decrepitude
Definition
weakened state
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deflower
Definition
to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity,
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detente
Definition
truce
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derrick
Definition
crane
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deracinate
Definition
uproot
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deposition
Definition
testimony
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diocese
Definition
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
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dirigible
Definition
designed for or capable of being directed, controlled, or steered OR airship
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dissolute
Definition
profligate, immoral
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dolce
Definition
sweetly
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dowager
Definition
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke,
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dudgeon
Definition
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger
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duenna
Definition
a governess.
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éclat
Definition
brilliance
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educe
Definition
draw forth, evoke
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egregious
Definition
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: OR distinguished and eminent
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