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GRE Vocabulary List 5
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Undergraduate 4
06/11/2010
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laudable
 Definition
praiseworthy
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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lugubrious
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mournful
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magnanimity
 Definition
generosity, nobility
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misanthrope
 Definition
a hater of humankind
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misogynist
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a hater of women
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mitigate
 Definition
to lessen in intensity, to moderate
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noisome
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offensive, harmful
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obdurate
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stubbornly resistant to moral influence
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent
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occlude
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to close, shut
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panegyric
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an oration or writing in praise of something
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peccadillo
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a minor offense
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details, showy in one's learning
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perfidious
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deceitful
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petulant
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showing sudden irritation over a trifling annoyance
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited, calm
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ponderous
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heavy, awkward, or dull, labored
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pragmatic
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practical
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prevaricate
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to mislead, speak falsely
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