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GRE Vocabulary List 24
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07/07/2010
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quell
 Definition
to put an end to
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quixotic
 Definition
unrealistic, impractical
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quotidian
 Definition
daily, commonplace
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raffish
 Definition
nonconformist, gaudy or cheap
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ramify
 Definition
to divide and spread out into branches
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rancor
 Definition
hatred
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rapacious
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greedy, predatory
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rarefy
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to make rarer, less dense
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rebuff
 Definition
rejection, refusal
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recalcitrant
 Definition
not obedient, resisting authority
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recidivism
 Definition
relapse into crime
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recompense
 Definition
to repay, compensate
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recondite
 Definition
difficult subject matter, hard to understand
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recourse
 Definition
resort to a person or thing for help
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redoubtable
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to be feared, commanding respect
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refractory
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hard to manage, disobedient
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refulgent
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radiant, gleaming
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regale
 Definition
to entertain, to delight lavishly
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relegate
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to send to an inferior position or place, to exile
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remonstrate
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to plead in protest or disapproval
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