Dr. Test Prep Gre Vocabulary: Week Two

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Antidote

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A counteracting remedy

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Atrophy

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To wither or waste away // burgeon

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Carcinogen

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A cancer-causing agent

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Cardiac

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Of the heart

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Debility

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Physical weakness; infirmary

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Euthanasia

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literally "a good death"; killing or allowing to die

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Fester

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to rankle, irritate, or worry

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Lesion

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Wound or cut

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Phobia

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Extreme specific fear

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Salutary

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Promoting good health; curvative

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Sanguine

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Healthful; causing cheer

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Therapeutic

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Beneficial to recovery from illness

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Torso

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The human trunk

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Toxic

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Poisonous

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Virulent

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Fast, powerful, and often fatal in its progression (like a disease)

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Amicable

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Friendly; easy to get along with

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Arcane

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Known to a select few; secret; esoteric

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd; perceptive; perspicacious

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Austere

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Reserved; somber; grave in manner; unadorned

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Benevolent

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Good-hearted; generous

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Blithe

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Merry; light hearted

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Candid

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Open; honest; frank

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Chaste

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Pure; innocent; modest

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Convivial

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Sociable; gregarious; congenial

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Demure

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well-behaved; sedate; shy; modest

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Dexterous

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Physically skilled; adroit; adept // maladroit= awkward

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Dispassionate

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Unbiased; objective; lacking passion

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Docile

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Easy to direct or discipline; complaisant

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Eloquent

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Verbally skilled

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Fastidious

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Extremely particular or neat; picky

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Feasible

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Possible to do (doable)

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Felicitous

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Apt; well-chosen; fortunate

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Frugal

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Careful about the use of money

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Impeccable

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Without sin, flaw, or fault

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Incessant

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Continuous; unstopping; ceaseless; unremitting

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Lithe

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Flexible and graceful; supple

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Lucid

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Clear and distinct

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Magnanimous

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Big-hearted; generous; forgiving

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Novel

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Fresh; new; original

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Palatable

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Acceptable; even pleasurable

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Personable

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Pleasant; appealing; winning

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Perspicacious

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Wise; shrewd; perceptive

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Potent

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Having strength or power; effective

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Profound

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Deep; with serious meaning

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Prudent

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Wise; sensible; judicious

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Succinct

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Brief and to the point; concise; pithy

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Urbane

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Polished and sophisticated

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Vigilant

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Watchful; on guard; wary

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Admonish

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To warn strongly or show disapproval; reprove

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Beset

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To trouble; harass; hem-in, assail (**** by bill collectors and debts)

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Bicker

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To argue in a petty, picky way

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Bilk

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To cheat; defraud

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Censure

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To criticize harshly; chastise; castigate

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Coerce

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To force or compel

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Condescend

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To come down in level; to unbend

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Daunt

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To cow; intimidate; frighten

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Demur

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To object or protest ( but not strongly)

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Deride

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To make fun of; to ridicule or scorn

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Desecrate

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To profane (foul) anything sacred // consencrate

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Disparage

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To belittle or downgrade another's accomplishments

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Dissipate

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To use up in a worthless, foolish way

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Drone

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To talk in a dull, persistent tone

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Exacerbate

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To irritate; worsen or intensify a condition; to aggravate

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Hamper

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To get in the way of; to hinder or obstruct

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Instigate

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To egg on; to forment

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Inundate

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To overwhelm

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Lampoon

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To ridicule; make fun of; satirize

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Malign

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To slander; defame; speak ill of

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Pall

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To become boring; to weary through over-exposure

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Recant

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To renounce ( an opinion or belief)

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Refute

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To prove wrong by giving evidence to the contrary

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Reproach

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To reprove or show displeasure with

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Repudiate

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To reject; refuse to accept

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Rue

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To regret with sorrow; to feel remorse

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Squander

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To use in silly, extravagant ways

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Sully

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To soil or defile

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Thwart

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To foil, baffle, or frustrate someone else's attempts

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Usurp

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To take (a position of authority) by force

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Vilify

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To slander; malign; defame

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Bacchanal

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Orgy; wild party

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Bowdlerize

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To rewrite to the detriment of the original

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Chauvinist

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An extreme patriot; loyal beyond reason

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Chimera

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Wild dream or fanciful, imaginative creature

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Cupidity

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Greed; avarice

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Halcyon

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Peaceful; tranquil

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Hector

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To bully or pick on

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Jovial

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Jolly; good-natured

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Lethargy

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Sluggishness; torpor; languor; lassitude

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Lilliputian

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Tiny; minature

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Mentor

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Respected guide or counselor

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Mercurial

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Volatile; changing easily

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Muse

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Source of inspiration

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Narcissism

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Self-love; extreme egotism

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Nemesis

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Relentless pursuer of evil-doers

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Promethean

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Unusually creative; life-giving

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Quixotic

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Idealistic but impractical

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Stentorian

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Obnoxiously loud

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Stygian

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Forbiddingly dark and gloomy

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Tantalize

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To torment or tease

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Terpsichorean

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Referring to dance