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GRE Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 3
03/13/2012
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Abate
 Definition
To reduce in degree or intensity
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Abscond
 Definition
Leave secretly
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Aggrandize
 Definition
Increase in power
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Anachronism
 Definition
Out of place and time
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Antipathy
 Definition
Dislike
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Ardor
 Definition
Strong enthusiasm
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Assuage
 Definition
Make less intense
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Austere
 Definition
Severe and strict
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Banal
 Definition
Boring
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Bombastic
 Definition
Pompous
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Cacophony
 Definition
Harsh mixture of sounds
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Capricious
 Definition
Given to sudden changes of mood
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Castigate
 Definition
Punish severely
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Chicanery
 Definition
Trickery
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Cogent
 Definition
Convincing
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Credulous
 Definition
Gullible
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Decorum
 Definition
Polite behavior
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Deference
 Definition
Respect
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Deride
 Definition
Ridicule
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Desultory
 Definition
Lack of plan; jumping subjects
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Diatribe
 Definition
Verbal attack
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Diffident
 Definition
Shy
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Dilatory
 Definition
Intended to cause delay
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Dilettante
 Definition
A person with an amateur interest
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Dirge
 Definition
Somber song
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Disabuse
 Definition
Persuade that an idea is mistaken
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Disparate
 Definition
Different
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Dissemble
 Definition
Disguise an intention
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Dissonance
 Definition
Incongruity
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Elegy
 Definition
Somber song
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Enervate
 Definition
Lacking in energy
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Engender
 Definition
Give rise to
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Enumerate
 Definition
Establish the number of
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Ephemeral
 Definition
Transient
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Equivocate
 Definition
Use ambiguous language to conceal truth
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Erudite
 Definition
Wise
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Esoteric
 Definition
Understood by a small group
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Estimable
 Definition
Worthy of respect
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Exculpate
 Definition
Declare not guilty
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Exigent
 Definition
Urgent
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Fawn
 Definition
Seek attention by flattery
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Fervid
 Definition
Intensely enthusiastic
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Florid
 Definition
Excessively intricate
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Foment
 Definition
Promote development of
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Gregarious
 Definition
Fond of people
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Guile
 Definition
Clever
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Iconoclast
 Definition
A person who attack traditional beliefs
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Impetuous
 Definition
Impulsive
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Implacable
 Definition
Unable to calm
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Inchoate
 Definition
Not fully formed
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Ingenuous
 Definition
Innocent and unsuspecting
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Inimical
 Definition
Tending to harm
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Innocuous
 Definition
Harmless
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Insipid
 Definition
Tasteless; flat
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Intransigent
 Definition
Uncompromising
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Irascible
 Definition
Irritable
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Laconic
 Definition
Using few words
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Lament
 Definition
Mourn
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Lucid
 Definition
Clear
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Malinger
 Definition
Fake illness to miss work
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Misanthrope
 Definition
One who hates people
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Mitigate
 Definition
Make less severe
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Mollify
 Definition
Reduce the severity of
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Obdurate
 Definition
Stubborn
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Obsequious
 Definition
Obedient to an excessive degree
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Obstinate
 Definition
Stubborn
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Obviate
 Definition
Avoid
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Onerous
 Definition
Burdensome
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Opprobrium
 Definition
Public disgrace
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Ostentation
 Definition
Display of wealth
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Paragon
 Definition
Example of perfection
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Pedant
 Definition
Person who flaunts learning
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Perfidious
 Definition
Deceitful
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Perfunctory
 Definition
Superficial
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Pragmatic
 Definition
Practical
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Prevaricate
 Definition
Speak evasively
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Prodigal
 Definition
Spending money wastefully
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Propitiate
 Definition
Win favor of
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Propriety
 Definition
Proper behavior
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Prudence
 Definition
The ability to discipline oneself
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Quiescent
 Definition
Inactivity
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Rarefy
 Definition
To make less dense
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Repudiate
 Definition
Deny the validity of
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Reticent
 Definition
Not revealing one's feelings
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Soporific
 Definition
Tending to induce sleep
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Specious
 Definition
Having a false look of truth
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Stolid
 Definition
Calm
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Sublime
 Definition
Greatness
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Tacit
 Definition
Implicit
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Taciturn
 Definition
Person that says little
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Torpor
 Definition
Dormancy
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Vacillate
 Definition
Be indecisive
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Venerate
 Definition
Revere
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Veracity
 Definition
Conformity to truth
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Vex
 Definition
Annoy
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