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GRE Word List 03-jk
GRE Word List 03
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Undergraduate 4
08/10/2011
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Alacrity
 Definition
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Burgeon
 Definition
grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
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Deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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Euphemism
 Definition
a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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Hypocritical
 Definition
insincere
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Lethargic
 Definition
tired; without energy
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Ogle
 Definition
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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Postulate
 Definition
hypothesize; propose
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Robust
 Definition
strong; healthy; tough
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Tractable
 Definition
obedient; dutiful; polite
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Alchemy
 Definition
medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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Burnish
 Definition
polish
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Deliberate
 Definition
to think over deeply
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Euphony
 Definition
pleasant sounds
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Iconoclast
 Definition
person who opposes orthodoxy
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Levity
 Definition
flippancy; joking about serious matters
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Olfactory
 Definition
concerned with the sense of smell
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Potable
 Definition
suitable for drinking
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Rotund
 Definition
round
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Tranquil
 Definition
peaceful
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Alibi
 Definition
an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
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Buttress
 Definition
strengthen; support
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Delineation
 Definition
demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
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Evacuate
 Definition
vacate; empty; abandon
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Idiosyncrasy
 Definition
a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
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Libertarian
 Definition
someone who opposes tyranny
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Ominous
 Definition
threatening
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Potent
 Definition
powerful; compelling; strong
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Ruminate
 Definition
think over something; ponder
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Transcribe
 Definition
copy
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Allay
 Definition
to lessen
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Byline
 Definition
the line that tells you who wrote an article
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Demur
 Definition
hesitate; refuse
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Exacerbate
 Definition
make worse
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Ignominious
 Definition
shameful
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Liniment
 Definition
soothing lotion
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Omnipotent
 Definition
all-powerful
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Pragmatic
 Definition
practical
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Ruse
 Definition
trick; stratagem
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Transgress
 Definition
go astray; disobey; commit a sin
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Alleviate
 Definition
make less severe
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Cacophony
Definition

discordant loud noises
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Denounce
 Definition

condemn; speak out against
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Exasperated
 Definition

frustrated; annoyed
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Ignominy
 Definition
shame
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Lithe
 Definition

flexible; supple
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