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Kaplan 2011-2012 Top GRE Words in Context: 076-100
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Undergraduate 3
07/08/2011

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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
Definition
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exacerbate
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make worse
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exculpate
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clear from blame; prove innocence
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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clear from blame
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explicit
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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fawn
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grovel (lie abjectly over); (*v2) produce young (deer)
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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arouse or incite
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frugality
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tendency to be thrifty
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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gullible
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easily deceived
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homogeneous
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of similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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