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GRE Word List 10
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08/09/2013

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Flak
Definition
Excessive or abusive criticism
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Flamboyant
Definition
Highly elaborate; ornate
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Flaunting
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To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly
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Fledged
Definition
Able to fly; trained, experienced
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Flinch
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To start or wince involuntarily, as from suprise or pain
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Flop
Definition
To fall down heavily and noisily
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Florid
Definition
Flushed with rosy color; ruddy
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Flout
Definition
To show contempt for; scorn
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Fluke
Definition
A chance occurence; an accident
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Fluster
Definition
Make nervous or confused
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Foible
Definition
A minor weakness or failing of character
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Foil
Definition
Thwart; to prevent from being successful
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Foolproof
Definition
Incapable of failure or error
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Foppish
Definition
Extreme elegance in dress and manner
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Forage
Definition
Food for domestic animals; fodder
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Forbear
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To hold back; refrain
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Ford
Definition
Shallow place in a river so as to cross
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Forestall
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To delay or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand
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Forfeit
Definition
Suffer the loss of something
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Forge
Definition
A workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought iron
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Forswear
Definition
To renounce or repudiate under oath (abscure)
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Foster
Definition
Nurture, care for, cultivate, promote
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Fracas
Definition
Noisy quarrel
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Fragile
Definition
Easily injured, broken or destroyed
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Fragrant
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Having a pleasant odor
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Frenetic
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Frantic; frenzied; wildly excited or active
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Fret
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Worry, irriation
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Fringe
Definition
Edge, ornamental border
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Frugal
Definition
Economical; avoiding waste
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Fulmination
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To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation
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Fulsome
Definition
Offense, insincere flattery
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Gainsay
Definition
To declare false; deny
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Garble
Definition
To mix up or distort, to make misleading or inchomprehensible
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Garment
Definition
An article of clothing
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Garrulity
Definition
Talkativeness
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Garrulous
Definition
Tiresomely talkative; given to excessive or rambling talk
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Gaucherie
Definition
An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression
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Germane
Definition
Being both pertinent and fitting
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Gist
Definition
The centeral idea; the essence
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Glean
Definition
To father facts
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Glib
Definition
Showing little thought, preperation or concern
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Gloat
Definition
To feel or express great, often malicious, self-satisfaction
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Glut
Definition
To fill beyond capcity, especially with food; satiate
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Gnaw
Definition
Erode, bite steadily
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Goad
Definition
Urging a person to action
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Gorge
Definition
Eat greedily; narrow opening with a stream
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Gossamer
Definition
A soft, sheer, gauzy fabric
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Gouge
Definition
A chisel with a rounded, troughlike blade
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Frantic
Definition
Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied
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Garner
Definition
To gather and save; to store up
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