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Kaplan 2011-2012 Top GRE Words in Context: 101-125
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Undergraduate 3
07/08/2011
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implacable
 Definition
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
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hostile; unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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overwhelm; cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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express sorrow; grieve
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laud
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give praise; glorify
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lavish
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give unsparingly; (adj) extremely generous or extravagent
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lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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malinger
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evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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metaphor
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figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
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person who dislikes people
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mitigate
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soften or lessen
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mollify
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calm or make less severe
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monotony
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lack of variation
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