100 Of Kaplans Top Gre Words

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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ambiguous

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doubtful on uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

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to make better; to improve

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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audacious

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fearless and daring

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austere

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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bolster

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to support; prop up

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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catalyst

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something that brings a change in something else

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self confidence

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disabuse

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to set right; to free from error

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise real intentions or character

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dogma

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a firmly held opinion, often religious belief

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dogmatic

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dictatorial in one's opinions, only yours is right

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eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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elegy

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sorrowful poem or speech

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eloquent

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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engender

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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enumerate

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to count or list or itemize

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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erudite

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learned, smart, bookish

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esoteric

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known or understood by only a few

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estimable

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admirable

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exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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exigent

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urgent, requiring immediate action

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exonerate

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to clear of blame

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explicit

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clearly stated or shown

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fawn

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to grovel

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florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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iconoclast

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one who opposed established beliefs, customs, and institutions

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imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate

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impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made calm

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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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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intransigent

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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

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inundate

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to overwhelm; to 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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to express sorrow or grieve

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laud

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to give praise or glorify

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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mitigate

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to soften, to lessen

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn, unyielding

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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occlude

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to stop up or prevent the passage of

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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opaque

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impossible to see through

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pendant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray one's trust

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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philanthropy

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charity; desire or effort to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or passify

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plastic

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able to be molded or bent

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plethora

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excess

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pragmatic

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practical, not idealistic

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, not deliberate

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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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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quiescent

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motionless

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rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent, reserved

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rhetoric

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effective writing or speaking

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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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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transitory

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temporary, lasting a brief time

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vacillate

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to sway physically; to be indecisive

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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verbose

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wordy

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vex

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to annoy

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zeal

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passion, excitement