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GRE Vocab 4
GRE Vocabulary Words 150-200
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Undergraduate 4
06/06/2011

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extant
Definition
still existing
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dogged
Definition
stubbornly determined
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garrulous
Definition
verbose, talkative, rambling
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gossamer
Definition
fine cobweb on foliage, fine gauzy fabric, very fine
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improvidence
Definition
an absence of foresight, failure to provide for future needs or events
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indelible
Definition
permanent, unerasable, strong
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laudable
Definition
praiseworthy, commendable
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loquacious
Definition
talkative
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lugubrious
Definition
weighty, mournful, gloomy (especially excessively)
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noisome
Definition
harmful, offensive, destructive
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occlude
Definition
to cut off or close, to obstruct
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ossified
Definition
turned to bone or hardened like bone
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panegyric
Definition
a writing or speech in praise of someone or something
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pecadillo
Definition
a small sin or fault
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petulant
Definition
childishly irritable, easily and frequently annoyed
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ponderous
Definition
heavy, massive, awkward, dull
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reproof
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censoring, scolding or rebuking
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sagacious
Definition
having a sharp or powerful intellect or discernment
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sanguine
Definition
cheerful, confidence
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saturnine
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having a gloomy or morose temperment
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tractable
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able to be managed or controlled

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turpitude
Definition
depravity, baseness
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tyro
Definition
beginner, person lacking experience
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sophistry
Definition
elaborate, eloquent but logically invalid arguments intended to deceive
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proscribe
Definition
command against
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ersatz
Definition
artificial and inferior
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aphorism
Definition
expression of general truth or a short, witty saying
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augury
Definition
event seen as a sign of things to come
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invective
Definition
abusive language used to express blame
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aplomb
Definition
composure under strain
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probate
Definition
put an offender on probation after suspending his sentence
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travesty
Definition
a comedy that makes a mockery of something
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churlish
Definition
rude or irritable
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stratagem
Definition
individual maneuver in a game
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verdant
Definition
covered with green plants
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capitulate
Definition
cease to resist, surrender under agreed terms
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echelon
Definition
level or rank, troops arranged in a line
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vanguard
Definition
the foremost position in an army or fleet advancing
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aspersion
Definition
an unfavorable or damaging remark, slander
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denigrate
Definition
to attack the reputation of
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clemency
Definition
mercy towards offenders by an authority; good weather
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paucity
Definition
insufficient quantity
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sacrosanct
Definition
sacred
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chagrin
Definition
embarrasment or shame
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retrograde
Definition
moving in the sky east to west, opposite of earth's direction
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polygot
Definition
speaking several languages
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frisson
Definition
small fright or excitement
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extol
Definition
praise highly
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duplicity
Definition
deceptiveness, especially regarding one's feelings
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