Gre High Frequency Vocabulary Words

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abase

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to humble, disgrace

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aggrandize

Back 2

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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affected

Back 3

phony, artificial

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aberrant

Back 4

deviating from what is normal or expected

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abeyance

Back 5

temporary suppression or suspension

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abjure

Back 6

to reject, abandon formally

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abstemious

Back 7

moderate in appetite

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accretion

Back 8

a growth in size; an increase in amount

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alacrity

Back 9

speed or quickness

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amalgamate

Back 10

to combine; to mix together

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amortize

Back 11

to diminish by installment payments

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anachronism

Back 12

something out of place in time

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anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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antipathy

Back 14

extreme dislike

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apocryphal

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of questionable authority or authenticity

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apostate

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one who renounces a religious faith

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abate

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to reduce the amount, degree, or severity

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

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abyss

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an extremely deep hole

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acme

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highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable

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acidulous

Back 23

sour in taste or manner

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

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adulterate

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to make impure

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aerie

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a nest built high in the air; an elevate, often secluded dwelling

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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alleviate

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to make more bearable

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ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

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to make better; to improve

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amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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analgesia

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a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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anomaly

Back 34

deviation from what is normal

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antagonize

Back 35

to annoy or provoke to anger

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apathy

Back 36

lack of interest or emotion

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approbation

Back 37

approval and praise

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arbitrary

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determined by chance or impulse

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arbitrate

Back 39

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

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ancient; old-fashioned

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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arrogate

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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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articulate

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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assail

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to attack; assault

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; weaken

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audacious

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fearless and daring

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augury

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prophecy; prediction of events

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august

Back 49

dignified; grandiose

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austere

Back 50

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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axiom

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premise; postulate; self-evident truth

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banal

Back 52

predictable; cliched; boring

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belfry

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bell tower; room in which a bell is hung

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bevy

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group

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bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

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bilk

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to cheat; defraud

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blight

Back 57

to afflict; destroy

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blithe

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joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought

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bolster

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to support; prop up

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bombastic

Back 60

pompous in speech and manner

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bonhomie

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good natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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boor

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crude person, one lacking in manners or taste

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burgeon

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to glow and flourish

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burnish

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to polish

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cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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calumny

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

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candid

Back 68

impartial and honest in speech

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canard

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a lie

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capricious

Back 70

changing one's mind quickly and often

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cartography

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science or art of making maps

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something else

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catholic

Back 74

universal; broad and comprehensive

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caustic

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biting in wit

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chaos

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great disorder or confused situation

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chauvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential causes

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cloying

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sickly sweet; excessive

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coalesce

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to grow together to form a single whole

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coffer

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strongbox; large chest for money

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cogent

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convincing and well-reasoned

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collusion

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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy

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condone

Back 85

to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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connoisseur

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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

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contrite

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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong

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contumacious

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rebellious

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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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corroborate

Back 90

to support with evidence

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cosset

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to pamper; treat with great care

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coterie

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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

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craven

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lacking courage

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credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

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cupidity

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greed; strong desire

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curmudgeon

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cranky person, usually old

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debutante

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young woman making debut in high society

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declivity

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downward slope

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decorous

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proper, tasteful, socially correct

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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deface

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to mar the appearance of; vandalize

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deference

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respect; courtesy

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deleterious

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subtly or unexpectedly harmful

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demagogue

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a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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demur

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to express doubts or objections

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deride

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to speak or treat with contempt; to mock

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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diaphanous

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allowing light to show through, delicate

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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dictum

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authoritative statement

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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dilate

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to make larger, expand

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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dirge

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a funeral or mournful speech

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disabuse

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to set right; free from error

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discern

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to perceive or recognize

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlikable

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

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dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

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distaff

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the female branch of a family

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distend

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to swell, inflate or bloat

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dither

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to act confusedly or without clear purpose