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GRE word list 2013 L-
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02/28/2014
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Levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Log
 Definition
record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
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Loquacious
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lucid
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easily understood
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luminous
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shining;issuing light
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magnamnimity
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generosity
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malingerer
 Definition
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable to being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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appease; moderate
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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ill humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
 Definition
worldly as opposted to spiritual; everyday
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negate
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cancel out; nullify; deny
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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osequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obviate
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make unnesceary; get rid of
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occlude
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shut; close
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy;vilification
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oscillate
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vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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Ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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Paragon
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model of perfection
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Partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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Pathological –
 Definition
pertaining to disease
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Paucity
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scarcity
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Pedantic –
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showing off learning; bookish
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Penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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Penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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Perennial
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something long-lasting
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Perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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Perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, enthusiasm
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Permeable
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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Pervasive
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spread throughout
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Phlegmatic
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clam; not easily disturbed
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Piety –
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devoutness; reverence for God
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Placate
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pacify; conciliate
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Plasticity
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ability to be molded
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Platitude
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trite remark
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Plethora
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excess; overabundance
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Plummet
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fall sharply
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Porous
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full of pores; like a sieve
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Pragmatic
 Definition
practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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Preamble
 Definition
introductory statement
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