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Set 1 of GRE Vocabulary
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10/13/2009

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Term
Abscond
Definition

Verb.  To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.

Ex. The dishonest cashier absconded with the bank's money.

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Clandestine
Definition

Adjective.  Arranged or made in a stealthy or underhanded manner; secret; private; concealed.

Ex.  The spy's clandestine entry into the country went undetected.

Term
Aberrant
Definition

Adjective.  Deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

Ex.  A rocket on an aberrant course.

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Alacrity
Definition

Noun.  Eager and enthusiastic willingness.

Ex.  Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.

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Anomaly
Definition

Noun.  Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality. (Adj. form: anomalous)

Ex.  My giant cock is an anomaly.

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Approbation
Definition

Noun.  An expression of approval or praise.

Ex.  The teacher gave her approbation to the science committee's class report.

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Arduous
Definition

Adjective.  Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort.

Ex.  an arduous lesson

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Assuage
Definition

Verb.  To ease or lesson; to appease or pacify.

Ex.  He did all he could to assuage her fears.

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Audacious
Definition

Adjective.  Daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

Ex.  John Glenn was the audacious pilot of the first U.S. spacecraft.

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Austere
Definition
Adjective.  Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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Axiomatic
Definition

Adjective.  Taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

Ex.  It is axiomatic that a whole is greater than any one of its parts.

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Canonical
Definition

Adjective.  Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon).

Ex.  ...challenging all those who may be disinclined to accept his criticism as canonical.

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Capricious
Definition

Adjective.  Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Ex.  A spoiled child is often capricious.

Term
Censure
Definition

Verb.  To criticize severely; to officially rebuke.

Ex.  Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.

Term
Chicanery
Definition

Noun.  Trickery or subterfuge.

Ex.  He used chicanery to outwit his partner and take over the business.

Term
Connoisseur
Definition

Noun.  An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert.

He is a connoisseur of antique furniture.

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Convoluted
Definition

Adjective.  Complex or complicated.

Ex.  The inner ear or labyrinth...consists of tiny convoluted channels in the bone.

Term
Disabuse
Definition

Verb.  To undeceive; to set right.

Ex.  Education should disabuse people of foolish prejudices.

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Discordant
Definition

Adjective.  Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound.

Ex.  A quarrel started after several discordant opinions had been expressed.

Term
Disparate
Definition

Adjective.  Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar.

Ex.  A dog and a snaked are disparate animals.

Term
Effrontery
Definition

Noun.  Extreme boldness; presumptuousness.

Ex.  The politician had the effrontery to ask the people he had insulted to vote for him.

Term
Eloquent
Definition

Adjective.  Well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

Ex.  Your mom's eloquent tits are fun to bat around while she sucks me off.

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