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GRE Vocab Session 1
GRE Vocabulary words
34
Language - English
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10/07/2008

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Term
Acute
Definition
(adj) sharp; shrewd.
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Adamant
Definition
(adj) stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible.
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Adherent
Definition
(n) follower.
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Admonish
Definition
(v) to warn; to scold.
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adroit
Definition
(adj) skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd.

(antonym: gauche; maladroit)
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Adulation
Definition
(v) wild or excessive admiration; flattery.
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Inured
Definition
(v) to make accustomed to sth. usu. undesirable. To harden.
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Assay
Definition
(n) 1. chem. anal. of sth. (esp. a drug)
2. to asses.
3. to attempt; to try.
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Caprices
Definition
(n) 1. a change of mind; whim.
2. a tendency to change one's mind suddenly or impulsively.
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Credulous
Definition
(adj) Gullible.
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Effrontery
Definition
(n) Shameless boldness.
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Deference
Definition
(n) Courteous respect for another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. (deferential).
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Rarefy
Definition
(v) 1. to make less dense; thin out; to lighten.
2. to purify.
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Scurvy
Definition
(adj) worthless; contemptible.
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Aver
Definition
(v) to state positively; to assert.
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Pith
Definition
(n) 1. the soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of the stem and branches of many vascular plants.
2. The central or essential part.
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Supine
Definition
(adj) 1. Lying on the back with face upward; 2. Not disposed to act; lethargic.
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Acumen
Definition
(n) Keenness of judgment; mental sharpness.
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Accolade
Definition
(n) an award.
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Acerbic
Definition
(adj) bitter; sour; severe.
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Acquiesce
Definition
(v) to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree;
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Acrid
Definition
(adj) harsh - like acid.
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Acrimonious
Definition
(adj) full of spite; bitter; nasty.
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Absolve
Definition
(v) to forgive or to free from blame; to free from sin; to free from obligation.
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Abstruse
Definition
(adj) hard to understand.
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Abysmal
Definition
(adj) extremely hopeless or wretched.
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Abhor
Definition
(v) to hate very much.
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Abnegate
Definition
(v) to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce.
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Abject
Definition
(adj) hopeless; extremely sad or servile. Defeated;
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Abortive
Definition
(adj) successful.
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Abash
Definition
(v) to make ashamed; to emberess.
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Abate
Definition
(v) subside; to reduce.
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Abdicate
Definition
(v) to step down from a position of power or responsibility.
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Aberration
Definition
(n) sth. not typical. a deviation from standard.
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