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GRE Vocab
Vocabulary for GRE
100
Language - English
Undergraduate 4
10/31/2012

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Facetious
Definition

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

ex: Mike is *****. Like when he says "good" in response to the baby panda dying.

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Collude
Definition
Come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire.
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Discrepancy
Definition
A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
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Ubiquitous
Definition

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Ex: Since RNA is common to all living things, it is *****.

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Mendacity
Definition
Untruthfulness
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Prevaricate
Definition
To stray from or evade the truth.(Prevarication is a statement that deviates from or prevents the truth)
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Base (Baseness)
Definition

1. Morally low; without estimable personal qualities, dishonorable; mean spirited; selfish; cowardly

2. Of little or no value; worthless

3.debased or counterfeit

4. Characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing

5. Of illegitamite birth

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Avarice
Definition
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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Doctrinaire
Definition
Seeking to impose a doctraine in all circumstances without regard to paractical considerations
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Jettison
Definition

1. Throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship

2. to discard something as unwanted or burdensome

3. To trhow away/abandon

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Apposite
Definition
Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something (synonym: appropriate, proper etc.)
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Germane
Definition
Relevant to a subject under consideration: "That is not ***** to our theme"
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Aberrant
Definition

Deviating from normal or correct.

Ex: "That weirdo has ***** clothing."

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Abscond
Definition

To leave secretely and hide, often to avoid the law.

ex: "After he robbed the bank, he *****ed to Mexico."

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Aggrandize
Definition

To make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate.

Ex:"Don't ***** what happened, it wasn't actually that cool."

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Amalgamate
Definition

To unite or mix

ex:"Then you ***** the flour, eggs, and sugar."

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Ambroisal
Definition
Extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious
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Anachronsim
Definition
A personĀ  or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order.
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Antediluvian
Definition
ancient, outmoded (literally before the flood)
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Whet
Definition
1. Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)
2. Excite or stimulate (someone's desires, interests or appetite)
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Obstreperous
Definition
Noisy and difficult to control.
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Febrile
Definition
1. having or showing symptoms of a fever
2. having or showing great deal of nervous excitement
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Contumacious
Definition
Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
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Disingenuous
Definition
Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
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Ingratiating
Definition
Intended to gain approval or favor. Ex:"An ***** manner" (Syn: insinuating)
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Duplicitous
Definition
Deceitful
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Jaundiced
Definition
1. Affected by jaundice (yellowing of skin)
2. Showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distatse
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Untoward
Definition
Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
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Egregious
Definition
1. Outstandingly bad; shocking
2. Remarkable good.
(Seems weird but think of it's synonym: Outrageous)
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Unequivocal
Definition
Leaving no doubt behind; unambiguous
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enervating
Definition
Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.
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Unprepossessing
Definition
Not attractive or appealing to the eye
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Turbid
Definition
Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter (syn: muddy, thick)
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Potable
Definition
drinkable
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Flagrant
Definition
Conspicuously or obviously offensive
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Tenuous
Definition
Weak
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Parochial
Definition
1.Of or relating to a church or parish
2. Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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Parsimonious
Definition
Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
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Xenophobic
Definition
Suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
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Affluent
Definition
Having a great deal of money; wealthy
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Tacit
Definition
Understood or implied without being stated
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Palliative
Definition
Relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause
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Avant-garde
Definition
Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
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Suborn
Definition
Bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act such as perjury
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Apocryphal
Definition
1.of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
2. Of or belonging to the apocrypha: a) Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture b) writings or reports not considering genuine
Term
Eschew
Definition
deliberately avoid using; abstain from
ex: "he appealed to the crowd to ***** violence"
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Hoary
Definition
1.Grayish-white
2. Having gray or white hair; aged
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Allay
Definition
1. Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, worry)
2. Relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger)
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Antipathy
Definition
Hostility toward, objection, or aversion to.
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Arbitrate
Definition
To settle a dispute by impulse.
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Assuage
Definition
To make less severe; to appease or satisfy.
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Attenuate
Definition
Weaken
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Audacious
Definition
Extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior
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Aver
Definition
to declare
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Banal
Definition
Commonplace or trite
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Barefaced
Definition
unconcealed, shameless, or brazen
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Blandishment
Definition
speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something
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Burgeon
Definition
To grow or flourish; a bud or new growth
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Cadge
Definition
To get something by taking advantage of someone
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Bombast
Definition
Pompous speech
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Caprice
Definition
Impulse
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Castigate
Definition
To chastise or criticize severely
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Caustic
Definition
Capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical
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Chicanery
Definition
Deception by trickery
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Complaisant
Definition
Willingly compliant or accepting of the new status quo
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Conflagration
Definition
A great fire
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Corporeal
Definition
Of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible
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Corporal
Definition
Of the body
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Corroborate
Definition
To strengthen or support
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Craven
Definition
Cowardly; a coward
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving of blame
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Dearth
Definition
lack, scarcity
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Deference
Definition
Submission or courteous yielding
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Deprecation
Definition
belittlement
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Depredation
Definition
The act of preying upon or plundering
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Descry
Definition
to make clear, to say
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Desiccate
Definition
To dry out
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Diatribe
Definition
A bitter abusive denunciation
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Diffident
Definition
Lacking self confidence, modest
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Disparaging
Definition
Belittling (Same as deprecation)
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Disabuse
Definition
To free a person from falsehood or error
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Dispassionate
Definition
Calm; objective; unbiased
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Dissemble
Definition
To conceal one's real motive
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Dogged
Definition
Stubborn or determined
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Dogmatic
Definition
Relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence
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Efficacy
Definition
Effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect
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Effluent
Definition
The quality of flowing out. something that flows out, such as a stream from a river
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Emollient
Definition
Softening; something that softens
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Emulate
Definition
To strive to equal or excel
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Encomium
Definition
A formal eulogy or speech of praise
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Endemic
Definition
Prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people
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Enervate
Definition
To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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Engender
Definition
To give rise to, to propagate, to cuase
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Enigma
Definition
Puzzle, mystery
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting for only a brief time, fleeting
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Equivocal
Definition
Ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one interpretation -- often intentionally so
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Erudite
Definition
Scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning
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Esoteric
Definition
Intended for or understood by only a few
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Exculpate
Definition
To demonstrate or prove to be blameless
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Exorbitant
Definition
Exceeding customary or normal limits. esp in quantity or price
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