Barron's Essential Words For The Gre (7/8)

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profound

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deep, not superficial

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prohibitive

Back 2

so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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propitiate

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to win over, appease

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propriety

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correct conduct, fitness

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proscribe

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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provident

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providing for future need, frugal

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puissant

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powerful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules fo behavior

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pungent

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penetrating, caustic, to the point

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pusillanimous

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cowerdly

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purport

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to profess, suppose, claim

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quagmire

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marsh, difficult situation

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quail

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to cower, lose heart

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qualified

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limited, restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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query

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question

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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quiescent

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inactive, still

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quorum

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number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting

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raconteur

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witty, skillful storyteller

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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raiment

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clothing

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ramification

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implication, consequence

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rarefied

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refined

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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rebu

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puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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recant

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retract a statement of opinion

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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recondite

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abstruse, profound

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redoubtable

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formidable, arousing fear

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refractory

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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brightly shining, resplendent

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refute

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to contradict, disprove

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regale

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to entertain

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relegate

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to consign to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one's word

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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repine

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fret, complain

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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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reproach

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to find fault with, blame

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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rescind

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to cancel

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resolution

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determination, resolve

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resolve

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determination, firmness of purpose

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reticent

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nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

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reverent

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

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riposte

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retaliatory action or retort

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rococo

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excessively ornate

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rubric

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protocol, title or heading

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rue

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regret

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ruse

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trick, crafty stratagem

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sage

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wise

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salacious

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lascivious, lustful

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

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sardonic

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cynical, scornfully mocking

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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satiate

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to satisfy

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saturate

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imbue througout, soak thoroughly

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saturnine

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gloomy

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satyr

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a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

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savor

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to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

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schematic

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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secrete

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produce and release substance into organism

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sedition

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behaviour prompting rebellion

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sedulous

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diligent, assiduous

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seismic

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relating to earthquakes

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sensual

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relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

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sensuous

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relating to the senses

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sentient

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aware, concious, able to preceive

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servile

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submissive, obedient

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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shard

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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simian

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apelike, relating to apes

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"

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sinecure

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well-paying job that requieres little or no work

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singular

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unique, extraordinary, odd

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sinuous

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intricate, complex

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skeptic

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one who doubts

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sobriety

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seriousness

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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solicitous

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concerned, attentive, eager

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soliloquy

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

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soporific

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sleep producing

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sordid

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filthy, contemptible and corrupt

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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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spectrum

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band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

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spendthrift

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person who spends money recklessly

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sporadic

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irregular

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squalor

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filthy, wretched condition

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staccato

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds