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GRE Vocabulary List 16
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06/21/2010
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Term
expostulate
 Definition
to reason with someone against something they are going to do or have done
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expurgate
 Definition
to purge of offensiveness
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exsert
 Definition
to thrust out
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extenuate
 Definition
to represent as less serious (for example make light of a crime)
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extirpate
 Definition
to remove, exterminate
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extol
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to praise
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extralegal
 Definition
being beyond the authority of law
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exuberance
 Definition
enthusiasm
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facile
 Definition
with ease
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish
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feckless
 Definition
ineffective, incompetent
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felicitous
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appropriate
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fidelity
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loyalty, accuracy
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flagrant
 Definition
obvious
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flout
 Definition
to mock, treat with disdain
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foible
 Definition
flaw, defect
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foment
 Definition
to promote the growth of
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forbear
 Definition
to refrain from, keep back
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forswear
 Definition
to reject under oath
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fulminate
 Definition
to explode or to issue denunciation (fulminate against something)
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