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GRE
B & C
36
Language - English
7th Grade
11/10/2011

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bemoan
Definition
express pity for
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belie
Definition
to misrepresent; contradict
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benign
Definition
having a kindly disposition
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benediction
Definition
act of uttering a blessing
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benevolent
Definition
desiring to do good to others
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decadent
Definition
decaying; deteriorating
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recidivist
Definition
one who repeatedly lapses into crime
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incantation
Definition
chanting of words purporting to have a magical power
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emancipate
Definition
to free from restraint
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percipent
Definition
having perception; discerning; discriminating
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precept
Definition
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
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capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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concordance
Definition
agreement, concord, harmony
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castigate
Definition
to punish in order to correct
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chastise
Definition
to discipline, esp by corporal punishment
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chaste
Definition
free from obscenity; decent
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centrist
Definition
of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
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discrete
Definition
detached from others, separate
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ascertain
Definition
to make sure of; to determine
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certitude
Definition
freedom from doubt
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criterion
Definition
a standard of judgment or criticism
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anachronism
Definition
an obselete or archaic form
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circumambulate
Definition
to walk around or about
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circuitous
Definition
roundabout or indirect
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cloister
Definition
a courtyard bordered with covered walks
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preclude
Definition
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of
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clamor
Definition
loud uproar
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proclivity
Definition
inclination, bias
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conciliate
Definition
to placate, win over
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incursion
Definition
a hostile entrance into a place
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cursory
Definition
going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
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accretion
Definition
an increase by natural growth
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credo
Definition
any formula or belief
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credulity
Definition
willingness to believe or trust too readily
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recumbent
Definition
lying down; reclining; leaning
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inculpate
Definition
to charge with fault
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