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GRE words - Part 2
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08/16/2007

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Term
acumen
Definition
"keen, accurate judgment or insight"
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adulterate
Definition
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
Definition
to combine several elements into a whole
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aver
Definition
"to state as a fact, to declare or assert"
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bolster
Definition
to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
Definition
"pompous, grandiloquent"
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diatribe
Definition
a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
Definition
"to disguise or conceal, to mislead"
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endemic
Definition
"characteristic of or often found in a particulary locality, region, or people"
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evanescent
Definition
"tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing"
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exacerbate
Definition
to make worse or more severe
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fervent
Definition
greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by accident or chance
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germane
Definition
"relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter"
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grandiloquence
Definition
pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
Definition
rendered trite or commonplate by frequent usage
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halcyon
Definition
calm and peaceful
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hedonism
Definition
"devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses"
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hegemony
Definition
the consistent dominance of one state or ideiology over others
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iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
Definition
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
Definition
revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
Definition
"marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness"
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implacable
Definition
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
Definition
immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
Definition
"in an initial stage, not fully formed"
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infelicitous
Definition
"unfortunate, inappropriate"
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insipid
Definition
"without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland"
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loquacious
Definition
extremely talkative
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luminous
Definition
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent
Definition
"having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred"
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malleable
Definition
"capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable"
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mendacity
Definition
"the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty"
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meticulous
Definition
"characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail"
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misanthrope
Definition
one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
Definition
"to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate"
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obdurate
Definition
"unyielding, hardhearted, intractable"
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obsequious
Definition
"obedient, dutiful"
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occlude
Definition
to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
Definition
"disgrace, contempt, scorn"
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pedagogy
Definition
the profession or principles of teaching or instruction
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pedantic
Definition
"overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, show offish about one's knowledge"
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penury
Definition
"poverty, destitution"
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pervasive
Definition
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
Definition
"to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor"
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pirate
Definition
to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
Definition
the essential or central part
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pithy
Definition
precise and brief
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placate
Definition
"to appease, to calm by making concessions"
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platitude
Definition
"a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful"
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plumment
Definition
to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
Definition
"controversial, argumentative"
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prodigal
Definition
"recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish"
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profuse
Definition
"given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant"
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proliferate
Definition
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
Definition
"questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind"
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querulous
Definition
"prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish"
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rancorous
Definition
"characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment"
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repudiate
Definition
"to refuse to have anything to do with, to disown"
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rescind
Definition
"to invalidate, to repeal, to retract"
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reverent
Definition
"marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect"
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rhetoric
Definition
the art of study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
Definition
promoting health or well being
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solvent
Definition
"able to meet financial obligations, able to dissolve another substance"
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specious
Definition
"seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false"
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spurious
Definition
"lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit"
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succient
Definition
"brief, concise"
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superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
Definition
"an overabundant supply, excess"
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tenacity
Definition
"the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued, persistent determination"
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tenuous
Definition
"having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak"
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tirade
Definition
a long and extremely critical speech
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transient
Definition
"fleeting, passing quickly, brief"
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zealous
Definition
"fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause"
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