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GRE Hit Parade Group 1
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Post-Graduate
07/04/2012

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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
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nascent
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise or thanksgiving
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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stymie
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to block; to thwart
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torque
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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