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GRE Vocab
GRE Vocab Words
36
Language - English
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11/10/2009

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Injunction
Definition
an order, especially a court ordered prohibition
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Innocuous
Definition
harmless; having no adverse effect; not likely to provoke strong emotion
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Insensible
Definition
number; unconscious; unfeeling; insensitive; unresponsive to stimulation
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Insipid
Definition
lacking zest or excitement; dull, bland, without distinction
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Insular
Definition
pertaining to an island; excessively exclusive, as in ideas or communities
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Intractable
Definition
not easily controlled or directed, stubborn, obstinate; headstrong, willful
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Intransigent
Definition
stubborn; intractable; unwilling to change
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Irascible
Definition
prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered or provoked; irritable
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Lachrymose
Definition
mournful; causing tears; tearful, weepy
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Laconic
Definition
using few words; terse
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Lampoon
Definition
to ridicule or mock
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Languid
Definition
lacking in spirit or vitality; slow; indifferent; faint; drooping from weakness or fatigue
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Languish
Definition
to droop or fade; to experience neglect, hardship, or distress; to be ignored; to experience sentimental melancholy; to pine with desire or longing
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Largess
Definition
generosity or philanthropy
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Lascivious
Definition
lustful, lewd, sexual, salacious
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Latent
Definition
present or potential but not evident or active (latent heat)
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Laudable
Definition
praiseworthy; commendable
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Leviathan
Definition
giant whale; something very large
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Licentious
Definition
sexually unrestrained, lewd; lascivious; lawless; immoral; disregarding rules
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Limpid
Definition
clear; transparent
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Listless
Definition
having or showing little or no interest in anything; spiritless; indifferent
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Loquacious
Definition
talkative
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Lucid
Definition
clear; translucent; limpid
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Lucre
Definition
monetary reward or gain; money
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Lugubrious
Definition
sad, sorrowful; melancholy; weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree
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Magnanimity
Definition
generosity and nobility (magnanimous)
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Malevolent
Definition
malicious, evil; having or showing ill will
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Marshal
Definition
to arrange in order; to gather/collect; an officer of high rank who keeps order
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Maxim
Definition
a proverb; a short rule of conduct
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Maudlin
Definition
overly sentimental, in a weak or silly way
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Melange
Definition
a mixture, medley or hodgepodge
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Mendacious
Definition
lying, false; duplicitous; equivocating; erroneous
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Mercenary
Definition
motivated by money alone; a soldier who fights for monetary gain
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Milieu
Definition
surroundings; situation; atmosphere; environment
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Misanthrope
Definition
one who hates people
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Misnomer
Definition
an incorrect name or word for something
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