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GRE Group I +
Week 1 Assignment
64
Writing
Post-Graduate
01/19/2011

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Abscond
Definition
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Belie
Definition
To give a false impression of; to misrepresent
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Bombast
Definition
Self-important or pompous writing or speech
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Castigation
Definition
Severe criticism or punishment
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Censure
Definition
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Coercive
Definition
Serving or intended to compel by force or authority
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Craven
Definition
Contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage
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Derision
Definition
Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
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Diatribe
Definition
Harsh denunciation
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Discomfit
Definition
To defeat; to put down
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Dissemble
Definition
To disguise or conceal; to mislead
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Garrulous
Definition
Pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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Harangue
Definition
To deliver a pompus speech or tirade
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Impudent
Definition
Saucy; impertinent; bold and disrespectful
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Malevolent
Definition
Having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite, or hatred
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Misanthrope
Definition
One who hates all other humans
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Obdurate
Definition
Unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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Obsequious
Definition
Exhibting a fawning attentiveness
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Opprobrium
Definition
Disgrace; contempt; scorn
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Pedantic
Definition
The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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Perjury
Definition
The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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Secrete
Definition
To ensconce, conceal, or stow
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Specious
Definition
Seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
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Spurious
Definition
Lacking authenticity or validity; false, counterfeit
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Alloy
Definition
To comingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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Appropriate
Definition
To take for one's own use; confiscate
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Arrest
Definition
To suspend; to engage; to hold one's attention
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August
Definition
majestic; venerable
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Bent
Definition
Leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency
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Brook
Definition
To tolerate, endure, or contenance
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cardinal
Definition
Of great importance
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Color
Definition
To change as if by dyeing, i.e. to distort, gloss, or affect
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Damp
Definition
To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound, etc.
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Die
Definition
Part of a machine that punches shaped holes or cuts
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Essay
Definition
To test or try; to attempt or experiment
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Flag
Definition
To sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
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Flip
Definition
Sarcastic, impertinent
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Ford
Definition
To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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Grouse
Definition
To complain or grumble
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Guy
Definition
A cord or cable used to steady or guide something
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Intimate
Definition
To imply, suggest, or insinuate
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List
Definition
To tilt or lean to one side
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Lumber
Definition
To move heavily and clumsily
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Milk
Definition
To exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of
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Mince
Definition
To pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully; also, to take tiny steps or to tiptoe
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Nice
Definition
Exacting; fastidious; extremely, even excessively precise
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Obtain
Definition
To be established, accepted, or customary
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Occult
Definition
Hidden; concealed; beyond comprehension
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Pedestrian
Definition
Commonplace; trite; unremarkable; quotidian
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Pied
Definition
Multicolored, usually in blotches or patches
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Pine
Definition
To lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
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Prize
Definition
To pry; to press or foce with a lever; something taken by force; spoils
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Rail
Definition
To complain about bitterly
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Rent
Definition
Torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such
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Quail
Definition
To lose courage; to become frightened
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Qualify
Definition
To limit
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Scurvy
Definition
Contemptible; despicable
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Strut
Definition
The supporting structural cross-part of a wing
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Table
Definition
To remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
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Tender
Definition
To give; to proffer or offer
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Waffle
Definition
To equivocate; to change one's position
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Wag
Definition
Wit, joker
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