Gre 2011 Vocab 1

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abscond

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adj.
deviating from the norm

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alacrity n.

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eafer and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly n.

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deviation from normal order, form , or rule; abnormality

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approbation n.

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an epression of approval or praise

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arduous adj.

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; appease or pacify

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audacious

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere adj.

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic adj.

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taken as a fiven; possessing self evident truth

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canonical adj.

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious adj.

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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable.

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censure v.

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery n.

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trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur n.

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted adj.

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comoplex or complicated

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disabuse v.

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to undeceive; to set right

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discordant adj.

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate adj.

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effontery n.

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extreme boldness; resumptuousness

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eloquent

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate v.

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate v.

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite adj.

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very learned; scholarly

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exculpate v.

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent adj.

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improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster n.

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intentional obstruction, esp using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislativ action

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fulminate v.

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(lightning) to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous adj.

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lacking sophistication; artless; frank and candid

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inured adj

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accustomed to accepting something undesireable
the inured dog

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irascible adj.

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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magnanimity n.

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

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marial adj

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associated with war and the armd forces

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mundane adj.

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous adj.

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism n.

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a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of a new words or senses

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noxious adj.

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harmful, injurious

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obtuse adj

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expressions

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obviate v.

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous adj.

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troubling; burdnsome

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paean n.

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a a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody n.

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial adj.

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy n.

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perfunctory adj.

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious adj.

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk to an empty and idle manner

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precipitate adj

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate v.

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to casue or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection n.

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a disposition in favor of something, preference

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prescience n.

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms n.

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant v.

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute v.

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate v.

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to forcibly assign esp. to a lower place or position

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reticient adj.

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous adj.

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concerned and attentive; eager

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sporadic adj.

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occurring only occassionally or is scattered instances

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squander v

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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not moving, active or in motion; at rest

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stupefy v

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie v

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to block; thwart

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synthesis n

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the combinaion of parts to make a whole

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torque

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a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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winding twisting; excessively complicated

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity n

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truthfulness, honesty

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virulent adj

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious adj.

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver verb

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to move to and fro; toway; to be unsettled in opinion