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

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stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stigma

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stint

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to be sparing

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stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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stolid

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having or showing little emotion

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stratified

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arranged in layers

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striated

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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stricture

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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strident

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

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stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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stupefy

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to dull the senses of, stun, atonish

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stygian

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dark and gloomy, hellish

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subpoena

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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subside

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to settle down, grow quiet

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substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence

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substantive

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essential

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subsume

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to include, incorporate

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subversive

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intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

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succor

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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sundry

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various

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supersede

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to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supine

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lying in the back, marked by lethargy

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supplant

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to replace, substitute

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suppliant

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beseeching

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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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supposition

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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syllogism

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a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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sylvan

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related to the woods or forest

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tacit

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silently understood, implied

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talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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tangential

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peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

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tautology

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unnecessary repetition

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taxonomy

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science of classification

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tenet

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belief, doctrine

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tenuous

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weak, insubstantial

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terrestrial

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earthly, commonplace

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theocracy

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government by priests representing a god

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thespian

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an actor or actress

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timbre

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voice tone color

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tirade

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long, violent speech, verbal assault

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toady

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flatterer, yes-man

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tome

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book, usually large and academic

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torpor

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lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

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torque

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a turning or twisting force

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tortuous

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having many twists and turns, highly complex

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tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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tractable

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obedient, yielding

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transgression

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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translucent

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partially transparent

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travail

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work, especially arduous work

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travesty

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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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trembling, frugal, timid

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trepidation

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fear and anxiety

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truculence

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aggressiveness, ferocity

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tryst

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agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

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tumid

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swollen, distended

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turbid

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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

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turgid

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swollen, pompous

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector

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uncanny

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myterious, strange

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undulating

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moving in waves

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unfeigned

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not false, genuine

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untenable

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indefensible

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untoward

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not favorable, troublesome, unruly

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usury

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a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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vacillate

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to waver, oscillate

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vacuous

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empty, void, lacking intelligence

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valedictory

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pertaining to a farewell

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vapid

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tasteless, dull

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variegated

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varied, marked with different colors

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vaunt

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to boast, drag

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venal

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mercenary, corruptible

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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venerate

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to adore, honor, respect

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veracious

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truthful, accurate

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verbose

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wordy

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vertigo

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dizziness

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vexation

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irritation, annoyance

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viable

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practicable, capable of developing

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vindictive

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vengeful, unforgiving

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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visage

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appearance, aspect

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viscous

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thick, syrupy

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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volatile

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tending to vary frequently, fickle

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vortex

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whirpool, center of turbulence

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warranted

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justified

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wary

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careful, cautious

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

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whimsical

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fanciful, unpredictable

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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zealot

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause