Common Gre Words

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aberrant

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adj.
deviating from normal or correct.

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abscond

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v.
to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law.

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advocate

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v., n.
to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another's behalf. (n) -- one who advocates.

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aggrandize

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v.
to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate.

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amalgamate

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v.
to unite or mix. (n) -- amalgamation.

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ambiguous

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adj.
vague; subject to more than one interpretation

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ambrosial

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adj.
extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia)

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anachronism

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n.
a person or artifact appearing after its own time or out of chronological order (adj: anachronistic)

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anomalous

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adj.
peculiar; unique, contrary to the norm (n: anomaly)

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antediluvian

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adj.
ancient; outmoded; (literally,before the flood)

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antipathy

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n.
hostility toward, objection, or aversion to

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arbitrate

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v.
to settle a dispute by impulse (n: arbitration)

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assuage

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v.
to make less severe; to appease or satisfy

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attenuate

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v.
weaken (adj: attenuated)

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audacious

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adj.
extremely bold; fearless, especially said of human behavior (n: audacity)

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aver

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v.
to declare

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banal

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adj.
commonplace or trite (n: banality)

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barefaced

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adj.
unconcealed, shameless, or brazen

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blandishment

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n.
speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something

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bombast

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n.
pompous speech (adj: bombastic)

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breach

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n., v.
a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through.ex: Unfortunately, the club members never forgot his breach of ettiquette.

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burgeon

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v., n.
to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth (adj: burgeoning )

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buttress

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v., n.
to support. a support

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cadge

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v.
to get something by taking advantage of someone

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caprice

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n.
impulse (adj: capricious)

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castigate

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v.

to chastise or criticize severely

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catalyst

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n.

an agent of change (adj: catalytic; v. catalyze)

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caustic

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adj.

capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical: "His caustic remarks spoiled the mood of the party."

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chicanery

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n.

deception by trickery

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complaisant

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adj.

willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)

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conflagration

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n.

a great fire

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corporeal

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adj.

of or having to do with material, as opposed to spiritual; tangible. (In older writings, coeporeal could be a synonym for corporal. This usage is no longer common)

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corporal

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adj.

of the body: "corporal punishment." a non-commissioned officer ranked between a sergeant and a private.

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corroborate

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v.

to strengthen or support: "The witness corroborted his story." (n: corroboration)

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craven

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adj., n.

cowardly; a coward

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culpable

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adj.

deserving of blame (n: culpability)

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dearth

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n.

lack, scarcity: "The prosecutor complained about the dearth of concrete evidence against the suspect."

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deference

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n.

submission or courteous yielding: "He held his tongue in deference to his father." (n: deferential. v. defer)

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depict

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v.

to show, create a picture of.

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deprecation

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n.

belittlement. (v. deprecate)