Barrons Gre Wordlist 22

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GOUGE

Back 1

tear out
overcharge

Hint 1

V

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GOURMAND

Back 2

epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

Hint 2

N

Front 3

GOURMET

Back 3

connoisseur of food and drink

Hint 3

N

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GRADUATED / GRADATION

Back 4

arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.,)

Hint 4

A / N

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GRANARY

Back 5

storehouse for grain

Hint 5

N

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GRANDEUR

Back 6

impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

Hint 6

N

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GRANDILOQUENT

Back 7

pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

Hint 7

A

Front 8

GRANDIOSE

Back 8

pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive

Hint 8

A

Front 9

GRANULATE / GRANULE

Back 9

form into grains

Hint 9

V / N

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GRAPHIC

Back 10

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

Hint 10

A

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GRAPPLE

Back 11

wrestle; come to grips with

Hint 11

V

Front 12

GRATE

Back 12

make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred

Hint 12

V

Front 13

GRATIFY

Back 13

please

Hint 13

V

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GRATIS

Back 14

free

Hint 14

ADV / A

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GRATUITOUS

Back 15

given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; without cause

Hint 15

A

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GRATUITY

Back 16

tip

Hint 16

N

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GRAVITY / GRAVE

Back 17

seriousness

Hint 17

N / A

Front 18

GREGARIOUS

Back 18

sociable

Hint 18

A

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GRIEVANCE

Back 19

cause of complaint

Hint 19

N

Front 20

GRILL

Back 20

question severely

Hint 20

V

Front 21

GRIMACE

Back 21

facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

Hint 21

N / V

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GRISLY

Back 22

ghastly

Hint 22

A

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GROTESQUE

Back 23

fantastic; comically hideous

Hint 23

A

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GROTTO

Back 24

small cavern

Hint 24

N

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GROUSE

Back 25

complain; fuss

Hint 25

V

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GROVEL

Back 26

crawl or creep on groud; remain prostrate

Hint 26

V

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GRUDGING

Back 27

unwilling; reluctant; stingy

Hint 27

A

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GRUEL

Back 28

thin, liquid porridge

Hint 28

N

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GRUELING

Back 29

exhausting

Hint 29

A

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GRUESOME

Back 30

grisly; horrible

Hint 30

A

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GRUFF

Back 31

rough-manner

Hint 31

A

Front 32

GUFFAW

Back 32

boisterous laughter

Hint 32

N / V

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GUILE

Back 33

deceit;duplicity; wiliness; cunning

Hint 33

N

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GUILELESS

Back 34

without deceit

Hint 34

N

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GUISE

Back 35

appearance; costume

Hint 35

N

Front 36

GULL // GULLIABLE

Back 36

trick; hoodwink
trickable; easily deceived

Hint 36

V / N // A

Front 37

GUSTATORY

Back 37

affecting the sense of taste

Hint 37

A

Front 38

GUSTO

Back 38

enjoyment; enthusiasm

Hint 38

N

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GUSTY

Back 39

windy

Hint 39

A

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GUY

Back 40

cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied

Hint 40

N

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GYROSCOPE

Back 41

apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

Hint 41

N

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HABITUATE

Back 42

accustom or familiarize; addict

Hint 42

V

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HACKLES

Back 43

hairs on back of the neck, exp. of a dog
A feeling of anger and animosity

Hint 43

N

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HACKNEYED

Back 44

commonplace; trite

Hint 44

A

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HAGGARD

Back 45

wasted away; gaunt

Hint 45

a

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HAGGLE

Back 46

argue about prices

Hint 46

V

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HALCYON

Back 47

calm; peaceful

Hint 47

A

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HALE

Back 48

healthy

Hint 48

A

Front 49

HALLOWED

Back 49

blessed; consecrated

Hint 49

A

Front 50

HALLUCINATION

Back 50

delusion

Hint 50

N

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HALTING

Back 51

hesitant; faltering

Hint 51

A

Front 52

HAMPER

Back 52

obstruct

Hint 52

V

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HAP

Back 53

chance; luck

Hint 53

N / V

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HAPHAZARD

Back 54

random; by chance

Hint 54

A

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HAPLESS

Back 55

unfortunate

Hint 55

A

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HARANGUE

Back 56

long, passionate, and vehement speech

Hint 56

N / V

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HARASS

Back 57

annoy by repeated attacks

Hint 57

V

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HARBINGER

Back 58

forerunner

Hint 58

N

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HARBOR

Back 59

provide a refuge for; hide

Hint 59

V / N

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HARDY

Back 60

sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather

Hint 60

A

Front 61

HARPING / HARP

Back 61

tiresome dwelling on a subject

Hint 61

N / V

Front 62

HARROWING / HARROW

Back 62

agonizing; distressing; traumatic

Hint 62

A / V

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HARRY

Back 63

harass, annoy, torment; raid

Hint 63

V

Front 64

HATCH

Back 64

deck opening; lid covering a deck opening

Hint 64

N

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HAUGHTINESS

Back 65

pride; arrogance

Hint 65

N

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HAVEN

Back 66

place of safety; refuge

Hint 66

N

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HAZARDOUS

Back 67

dangerous

Hint 67

A

Front 68

HAZY

Back 68

slightly obscure

Hint 68

A

Front 69

HEADLONG

Back 69

hasty, rash

Hint 69

A

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HEADSTRONG

Back 70

stubborn; willful; unyielding

Hint 70

A

Front 71

HECKLER / HECKLE

Back 71

person who verbally harrasses others

Hint 71

N / V

Front 72

HEDONIST / HEDONISM

Back 72

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim of life

Hint 72

N

Front 73

HEEDLESS / HEED

Back 73

not noticiing; disregarding

Hint 73

A / V

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HEGEMONY

Back 74

dominance, esp. of one nation over others

Hint 74

N

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HEINOUS

Back 75

atrocious; hatefully bad

Hint 75

A

Front 76

HERESY / HERETIC// HERETICAL

Back 76

opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary

Hint 76

N // A

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HERMETIC

Back 77

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
obscure and mysterious; occult

Hint 77

A

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HERMETAGE

Back 78

home of a hermit

Hint 78

N

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HERPETOLOGIST

Back 79

one who studies reptiles

Hint 79

N

Front 80

HETERODOX

Back 80

unorthodox; unconventional

Hint 80

A

Front 81

HETEROGENEOUS / HETEROGENEITY

Back 81

dissimilar; mixed

Hint 81

A

Front 82

HEW

Back 82

cut to pieces with ax or sword

Hint 82

V / N

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HEYDAY

Back 83

time of greatest success; prime

Hint 83

N

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HIATUS

Back 84

gap; pause

Hint 84

N