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Kaplan 2011-2012 Top GRE Words in Context: 151-185
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Undergraduate 3
07/08/2011
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proliferate
 Definition
increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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conciliate; appease
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reversed
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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satiate
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satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma
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mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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taciturn
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silent; not talkative
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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sway physically; to be indecisive
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venerate
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respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
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annoy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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waver
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fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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zeal
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passion, excitement
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