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GRE - Week 1
GRE Vocabulary Words, Week 1
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Graduate
06/01/2010

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Abscond
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Abscond (V): to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Aberrant
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Aberrant (A): deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
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Alacrity
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Alacrity(N): eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
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Anomaly (N): deviation from normal behavior

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Approbation
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Approbation (N): an expression of approval

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Assuage
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Assuage(V): to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
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Audacious(A): daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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Austere
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Austere(A): without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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Capricious
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Capricious(A): inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure
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Censure(V): to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Connoisseur
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Connoisseur(N): an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Convoluted
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Convoluted(A): complex or complicated
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Disabuse
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Disabuse(V): to undeceive; to set right
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Discordant
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Discordant(A): conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Disparate
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Disparate(A): fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Effrontery
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Effrontery(N): extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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Eloquent
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Eloquent(A): well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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Ennui
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Ennui (N): dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom and apathy

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Equivocate
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Equivocate (V): to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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