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GRE Set 11
GRE Set 11
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Undergraduate 3
06/29/2011

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phlegmatic adj
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calm, sluggish, unemotional
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plethora n
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an overabundance a surplus
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pragmatic adj
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practical rather than idealistic
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presumptuous adj
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy, taking liberties
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pristine adj
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prune, uncorrupted clean
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probity n
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adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity uprightness
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proclivity n
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate adj
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excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant profligacy
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propensity n
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a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
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prosaic adj
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dull, lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent adj
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dcharacterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic adj
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foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian adj
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occuring or recurring daily, commonplace
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rarefy v
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to make or become thin, less dense, to refine
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recondite adj
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hidden concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
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refulgent adj
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radiant, shiny, brilliant
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renege v
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to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise
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sedulous adj
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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shard n
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
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causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep
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sparse adj
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thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift n
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle adj
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not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern
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tacit adj
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implied not explicitly stated
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terse adj
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brief and concise in wording
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tout v
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to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant adj
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sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating
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unfeigned adj
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genuine, not false or hypocritical
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untenable adj
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indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
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vacillate v
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinionand another waver
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