1 Gre Hit Parade V6.3

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Aberrant
Aberrant gene expression is a major cause for disease, including various forms of cancer.

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(adj.)deviating from the norm

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alacrity
Having stripped off with great alacrity, daniel got on the bed

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(n.) brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness/enthusiastism

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audacious
Audacious sneak attack at pearl harbor, hawaii.

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(adj.)

1) daring, fearless, willingness to take bold risks
2) showing an impudent lack of respect

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capricious
Capricious weather often undoes the farmer's work, and disappointing harvests are frequent.

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(adj.)erratic & unpredictable in mood/behavior

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censure (v./n.)
As you can see the letter contains much censure and no praise.

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1) to criticize severly
2) the expression of formal disapproval

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disparate (adj./n.)
Disparate bunch of songs on my hard drive that defy classification.

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1) fundamentally distinct, not allowing comparison
2) s.t. so unlike that there is no comparison

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enervate (v./adj.)
The guerillas hoped that a series of surprise attacks would enervate the regular army.

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1) to weaken
2) lacking in energy/vitality

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ennui (n.)
It leaves the rest of his life utterly empty, and he vacillates between amorous intensity and general ennui.

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dissatisfaction from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (v.)
When faced with criticism of her policies, the politician equivocated and left all parties thinking she agreed with them.

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to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent/to avoid committing oneself

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exculpate (v.)
The adversarial legal system is intended to convict those who are guilty and to exculpate those who are innocent.

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clear of blame

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exigent (adj.)
Exigent circumstances requiring a return of the attached funds, maintaining the attachment would not be inequitable.

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urgent; demanding

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ingenuous (adj.)
She was so ingenuous that her friends feared that her innocence and trustfulness would be exploited when she visited the big city.

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(of a person/action) innocent and unsuspecting

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inured (adj.)
The Minnesota Vikings have lost so often that they are inured to the pain of defeat

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible (adj.)
Attila the Hun's irascible and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.

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easily angered

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magnanimity (n.)
His enemies he treated with the greatest magnanimity; no bloody executions followed the victory of the milvian bridge.

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generously noble in mind & heart; generosity

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Noxious (adj.)
The fumes from the patient's excrements were so noxious we all had to escape briefly outdoors as the smell dissipated

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harmful/poisonous/very unpleasant

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obtuse (adj.)
People will start to question our grasp of reality, or think we are being deliberately obtuse.

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not precise in thought; annoyingly insensitive; slow to understand

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obviate (v.)
Obviates having to regenerate the entire database every time a file or set of files change.

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to avoid; prevent

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perennial (adj.)
Pizza is a perennial favorite of young and old alike in the United States.

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recurrent

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perfunctory (adj.)
Some effort has been made to include questions for students to answer, but these are rather perfunctory attempts to test understanding.

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(of an action/gesture) done with minium effort/reflection

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prevaricate (v.)
Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee prevaricated and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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to speak in a way to deliberately avoid the truth

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solicitous (adj.)
During the first few days i thought she seemed very solicitous to win his admiration.

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concerned & attentive; showing interest

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tortuous (adj.)
Tortuous route from main road to car park site.

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winding; twisting; complicated

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voracious (adj.)
That is why overseas and private investors are so voracious.

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having an insatiable apetite

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anomaly (n.)
The scotsman points out a glaring anomaly in the evidence presented

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deviation from the normal order/rule/form

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approbation (n.)
It was a shameful episode and one that was fully deserving of political and media approbation

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an expression of approval/praise

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assuage (v.)
Assuage the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right

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to ease/lessen; to pacify/appease

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chicanery (n.)
He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.

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the use of trickery/cunning for a purpose

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connoisseur (n.)
It is encouraging to see yet another industry response to the scotch single malt connoisseur 's desire.

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expert in taste

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discordant (adj.)
But it would be inappropriate to end on even a slightly discordant note.

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conflicting;dissonant/harsh sound

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eloquent (adj.)
Simon has given a very eloquent description of why people in business are against monetary union.

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well-spoken; articulate

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filibuster (n./v.)
Bush also faces the prospect of a democratic filibuster in the senate to block his latest nomination to the supreme court.

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1) intentional obstruction
2) act in an obstructive way

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laud (v./n.)
Throughout the 20th century many critically lauded productions continued the theater's successful streak, which shows no signs of ending.

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1) to praise highly
2) praise

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martial (adj.)
This is not martial law, only another path toward democracy.

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associated w/ war/armed forces

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mundane (adj.)
But i prefer today to do something altogether more mundane with you, you might even consider it banal.

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lacking interest or excitement; dull

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nascent (adj.)
Still relatively nascent and amorphous, translation studies needed just such a means of solidification.

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coming into being; early developmental stages

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nebulous (adj.)
While indoor air quality may seem nebulous, measuring and defining objectives is achievable.

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cloudy, vague, lacking defined form

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neologism (n.)
While indoor air quality may seem nebulous, measuring and defining objectives is achievable.

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a new word/expression/usage

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onerous (adj.)
He asked for an assistant because his work load was too onerous.

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(of a task/duty/responsibility) troublesome/burdensome

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parody (n.)
We enjoyed the clever parodies of popular songs that the chorus sang.

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a humorous imitation for comic effect

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prattle (v./n.)
The children prattle endlessly about their new toys.

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1) to babble meaninglessly
2) foolish/inconsequential talk

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prescience (n.)
Given the current wave of Japan-bashing, it does not take prescience for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.

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foreknowledge of events

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refute (v.)
The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution's only witness

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to disprove, to argue against

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relegate (v.)
If we relegate these experts to minor posts because of their political persuasions, we shall lose their valuable services.

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to forcibly assign

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sporadic (adj.)
Although there are still sporadic outbursts of shooting in the streets, the rebellion is essentially over.

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occurring on occasions

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static (adj.)
Nothing had changed at home; things were static there

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not moving/active/ or in motion

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stupefy (v.)
Disapproving of drugs in general, Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might stupefy her.

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to stun/baffle/amaze

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truculent (adj.)
The truculent beast approached the crowd with wild eyes and sharpened claws

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fierce, eager to fight; aggressively defiant

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waver (v.)
It is interesting to note how public opinion waver between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.

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to move to and fro; become unsteady/unreliable