Common Gre Words 4

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flag

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v. to droop; grow weak

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panegyric

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n. elaborate praise

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lucid

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"adj. bright; clear; intelligent

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e.g. lucid discussions of complex scientific topics

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imbroglio

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n. complicated situation; an entanglement

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olfactory

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adj. concerning the sense of smell

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liberal

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adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

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attenuate

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v. to weaken

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avocation

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n. secondary occupation

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mettlesome

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adj. full of courage; spirited

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gerrymander

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

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impecunious

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adj. poor; having no money

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complement

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n. something that completes or makes up a whole

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imperturbable

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adj. not easily disturbed

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opprobrium

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n. disgrace; contempt

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consecrate

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v. to declare sacred

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bombastic

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adj. pompous; using inflated language

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implicit

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adj. implied; understood but not stated

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appellation

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n. name

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irascible

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adj. easily angered

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avarice

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n. greed

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canon

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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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codify

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v. to systematize

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collage

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n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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insularity

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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

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exacerbate

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v. to aggravate; make worse

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defame

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v. to malign; harm someone's reputation

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obdurate

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adj. stubborn

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laud

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v. to praise

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odyssey

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n. a long, adventurous voyage

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cozen

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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

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pedantic

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adj. showing off learning

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evince

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v. to show plainly; be an indication of

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bucolic

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adj. characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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cornucopia

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n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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maelstrom

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"n. whirlpool; turmoil

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e.g. into the maelstrom of war

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atavism

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n. in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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diatribe

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n. bitter verbal attack

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equivocate

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v. to intentionally use vague language

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debauchery

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n. corruption

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expatriate

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v. to send into exile

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nostrum

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n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

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dearth

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n. scarcity

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banter

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n. playful conversation

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fetid

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adj. having a bad smell

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invective

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n. verbal abuse

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intractable

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adj. not easily managed

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conciliatory

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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

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astringent

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adj. harsh; severe

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misogynist

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n. one who hates women

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encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise

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kudos

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n. fame; glory; honor

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antecedent

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n. something that comes before

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apathy

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n. indifference

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convention

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n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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existential

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adj. having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism