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20 GRE Words
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Graduate
07/07/2013

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Term
Affinity
Definition
Natural attraction or inherent similarity
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Atrocious
Definition
Shockingly bad or tasteless; dreadful; wicked
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Cherubic
Definition
Angelic, beautiful, or innocent, especially when referring to a child
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Corroborate
Definition
To confirm; to verify
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Desultory
Definition
Inconsistent and irregular; random
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Egregious
Definition
Extraordinarily bad or offensive
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Exceptional
Definition
Having uncommonly great qualities; extraordinary
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Fidelity
Definition
Faithfulness or allegiance; accuracy or exactness
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Harbinger
Definition
Herald; omen; precursor
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Indigenous
Definition
Native; innate
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Invigorate
Definition
To fill with life; to energize
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Magnamimous
Definition
Noble, generous, or forgiving
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Obviate
Definition
To render unncessary; to avert
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Pertinent
Definition
Relevent or appropriate
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Presage
Definition
V: To portend or foreshadow; N: An omen or other warning sign
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Rancor
Definition
Bitter resentment
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Rigor
Definition
Strictness or severity
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Subsume
Definition
To bring under a rule
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Unilaterally
Definition
Performed in a one-sided manner
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Whet
Definition
To sharpen or stimulate
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