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GRE words 6
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
05/30/2011

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beneficent
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charitable and kind in action
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connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in manners of taste; expert
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consternation
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dismay; startling, distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion
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cultivation
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the act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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endemic
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restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous
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epitome
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embodiment; quintessence
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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facetious
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playful; inappropriate humor
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fatuous
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silly; inanely foolish
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased or significantly changed
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intemperance
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excessive indulgence of appetite or passion, esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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presumptuous
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assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant
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probity
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adherence to the highest principles; uprightness
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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somber
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dark and depressing; mournful
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tortuous
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winding; twisting; excessively complicated
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tractable
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docile; obedient; easily led
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unfettered
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not tied down; unrestrained
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