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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 26
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 26
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10/05/2010

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iniquity
Definition
a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.
Term
easel
Definition
a stand or frame for supporting an artist's canvas, a blackboard
Term
posit
Definition
to place, put, or set.
Term
concerted
Definition
contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together:
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moiety
Definition
an indefinite portion, part, or share.
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indiscreet
Definition
lacking sound judgment,
rash
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indubitable
Definition
unquestionable
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infirmary
Definition
clinic
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ineluctable
Definition
inescapable
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innervate
Definition
invigorate
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insuperable
Definition
insurmountable
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integument
Definition
a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind
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intercede
Definition
plead on behalf of another
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interject
Definition
to insert between other things , to come between.
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interloper
Definition
intruder
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interjection
Definition
exclamation made with emotion
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interpolate
Definition
to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
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interpose
Definition
to place between; cause to intervene
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inviolate
Definition
sacred
Term
jabberwocky
Definition
nonsense
Term
jilt
Definition
reject
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junoesque
Definition
stately beauty
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juvenescent
Definition
making young
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kite
Definition
bad cheque
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kitsch
Definition
trashy art
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kowtow
Definition
behave obsequiously
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lacuna
Definition
a missing part, gap
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lambent
Definition
softly radiant
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lagniappe
Definition
gratuity or tip or bonus
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lanyard
Definition
a short rope
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lothario
Definition
a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
Term
laxity
Definition
carelessness
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leviathan
Definition
a sea monster OR sea dwelling creature
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libertine
Definition
a dissolute or profligate person, esp. a man who is licentious
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rake
Definition
a dissolute or profligate person, esp. a man who is licentious
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ligature
Definition
the act of binding or tying up
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litigate
Definition
to dispute / contest
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logy
Definition
lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish
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macrobiosis
Definition
long life
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manacle
Definition
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
Term
malice
Definition
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
Term
mandrill
Definition
baboon
Term
mastiff
Definition
one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat
Term
mastodon
Definition
extinct elephant
Term
matutinal
Definition
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
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megalith
Definition
ancient stone monument
Term
minstrel
Definition
a musician, singer, or poet.
Term
miasma
Definition
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere.
Term
mobocracy
Definition
rule by mob
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moot
Definition
open to discussion or debate; debatable;
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