Barron's Essential Words For The Gre (4/8)

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expiate

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to atone for

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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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expository

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explanatory

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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extemporaneous

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unrehearsed

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essencial

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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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extrinsic

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not inherent of essential

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facetious

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homorous

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facilitate

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to make less difficult

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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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fallacious

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fauna

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animals of a period o region

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fawning

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seeking flavor by flattering

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felicitous

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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

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feral

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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fetid

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having a bad smell

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fetter

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to bind; confine

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fiat

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arbitray order; authorization

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fidelity

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loyalty; exact correspondence

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filibuster

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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finesse

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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

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fissure

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crevice

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flag

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to droop; grow weak

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fledging

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beginner; novice

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flora

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plants of a region or era

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flourish

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en embellishment or ornamentation

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flout

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to treat scornfully

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flux

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flowing; a continuous moving

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foment

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to incite; arouse

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forbearance

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patience

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forestall

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to prevent; delay

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formidable

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menacing; threatening

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forswear

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renounce; repudiate

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founder

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to sink; fail; colapse

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fracas

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a loud quarrel; brawl

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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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fresco

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a painting done on plaster

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frieze

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ornamental band on a wall

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froward

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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frugality

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thrift

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fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce

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fulsome

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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fusion

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union; synthesis

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futile

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

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florid

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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gainsay

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gambol

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to frolic; leap playfully

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garrulous

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very talkative; wordy

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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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gerrymander

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to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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glib

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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goad

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to prod; urge on

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gossamer

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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pompous; bombastic

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gregarious

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outgoing; sociable

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grouse

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to complain

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guileless

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guise

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outward appearance; false appearance

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gullible

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easily deceived

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gustatory

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affecting the sense of taste

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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hallowed

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holy; sacred

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harangue

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long, pompous speech; tirade

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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herbivorous

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an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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hermetic

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tighly sealed; magical

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heterodox

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not widely accepted

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hieroglyphics

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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

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hirsute

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covered with hair

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histrionic

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

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homeostasis

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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homily

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

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homogeneous

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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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hyperbole

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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iconoclastic

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attacking cherished traditions

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idolatry

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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igneous

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produced by fire; volcanic

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imbroglio

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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immutable

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inchangeable

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impair

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to damage; injure

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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impecunious

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poor; having no money

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impede

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to hinder; block

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impermeable

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impossible to permeate

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

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impinge

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to strike; encroach

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implacable

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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

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implode

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collapse inward violently

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imprecation

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curse; damnation

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source