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Vocabulary for the GRE pg. 289
House Page School, Mrs. Carwile-Klein Vocabulary List #2
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Literature
11th Grade
02/28/2010
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Serrated
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With many edges, as a knife.
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Fluke
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A chance event. A coincidence.
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Ubiquitous
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Being everywhere at the same time.
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Supposition
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An Assumption
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Puissant
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Powerful
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Rue
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To regret.
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Predilection
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A natural preference for something; a strong liking for.
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Tortuous
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Twisting; winding.
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Fledgling
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A beginner; a young bird.
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Glib
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Easy and superficial in speech; insincere.
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Tendentious
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Argumentative
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Scotch
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To put an end to; to injure.
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Forestall
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To put off; to prevent.
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Estrange
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To alienate.
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Precursor
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Someone or something that precedes another.
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Preen
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To adorn oneself carefully; to primp.
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Perorate
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To speak formally.
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Pluck
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Courage; spirit.
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Molt
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To shead periodically an outer covering of feathers or skin.
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Altruistic
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Selfless; devoted to the welfare of others.
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Encomium
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High Praise
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Embellish
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To beautify; to add to, especially details in a story.
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Derivative
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Unoriginal
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Armada
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A fleet of warships.
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Endow
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To give; especially a large gift.
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Taciturn
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Not talkative by nature; silent.
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Overwrought
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Overly Nervous; overly detailed or complicated.
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Reconcile
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To settle a dispute; to make up.
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Upright
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Honest; moral; virtuous.
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Discount
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To deduct; to disregard.
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Exhort
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To urge strongly.
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Parquet
 Definition
A type of flooring using a pattern of inlaid wooden pieces.
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Peccadillo
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A minor offense.
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Epitaph
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The writing on a tombstone.
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Aspersion
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An insult; slander; defamation.
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Implacable
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Angry; really pissed off.
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Extirpate
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To rip out; to uproot.
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Propensity
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A natural inclination or tendency; predilection.
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Pan
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To criticize harshly.
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Simper
 Definition
To Smile Foolishly.
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