Common Gre Words 8

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engender

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v. to cause; produce

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itinerant

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adj. wandering from place to place; unsettled

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invidious

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adj. likely to provoke ill will offensive

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luminious

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adj. bright; brilliant; glowing

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expository

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adj. explanatory

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levee

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n. an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

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garrulous

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adj. very talkative; wordy

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chasten

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v. to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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divest

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v. to strip; deprive; rid

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fulsome

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adj. so excessive as to be disgusting

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deride

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v. to mock

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abject

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adj. miserable; pitiful

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dupe

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v. to deceive; trick

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expatiate

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v. to speak or write at length

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apex

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n. the highest point

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labile

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adj. likely to change

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adamant

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adj. uncompromising; unyielding

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demographic

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adj. related to population balance

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commensurate

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adj. proportional

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extrinsic

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adj. not inherent or essential

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discordant

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adj. not in tune

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canard

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n. false, deliberately misleading story

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disingenuous

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adj. not candid; crafty

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aver

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v. to affirm; declare to be true

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antediluvian

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adj. prehistoric

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discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

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finesse

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v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance

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equanimity

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n. composure; calmness

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paragon

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n. model of excellence or perfection

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discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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eugenics

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n. study of factors that influence that hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities

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ineluctable

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adj. not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

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disjointed

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adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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aggregate

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adj. amounting to a whole; total

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igneous

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adj. produced by fire; volcanic

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analgestic

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n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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lustrous

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adj. shining

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internecine

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adj. deadly to both sides

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egotistical

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adj. excessively self-centered; conceited

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paean

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n. song of joy or triumph

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frieze

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n. ornamental band on a wall

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irresolute

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adj. unsure of how to act; weak

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penchant

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n. inclination

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frugality

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n. thrift

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ostentatious

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adj. showy; trying to attract attention

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dissonance

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n. discord; lack of harmony

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chivalry

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n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

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anodyne

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n. something that calms or soothes pain

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contend

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v. to assert

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guileless

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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless

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ascetic

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n. one who practices self-denial

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caucus

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n. smaller group within an organization

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cantankerous

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adj. irritable; ill-humored

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flout

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v. to treat scornfully

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cicuitous

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adj. roundabout