Gre Hit Parade (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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deviating from the norm

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alacrity

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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approbation

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an expression of approval or praise

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere

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severely simple; without adornment; bare.

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axiomatic

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taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards.

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capricious

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given to sudden change; impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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censure

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to officially rebuke; criticize severely

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge (deceit used to achieve one's goal)

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or separate/dissimilar

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate.

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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly

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exculpate

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction; esp. using a prolonged speech to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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artless, frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly (think laudable)

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart. esp in forgiving (adjective -- magnanimous)

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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associated with the world (of the world); typically concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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coming into being; in the early stages of development

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nebulous

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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a new word, expression, or usage

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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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not clear or precise in thought or expression; lacking sharpness of the intellect.

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obsequious

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obedient/attentive to an excessive degree

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary (to remove a need or difficulty)

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onerous

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troubling; burdensome

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paean (pee-uhn)

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a song or hymn or praise

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adjective -- perfidious )

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perfunctory

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious (per-spi-kay-shush)

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun -- perspicacity)

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prattle

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

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adjective -- prescient)

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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to retract (esp. a previously held belief)

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refute

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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to forcibly assign (esp. to a lower place or position)

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reticent

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings

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solicitous (suh-liss-i-tus)

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concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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occurring only occasionally

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squander

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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

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stupefy

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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to block; thwart

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synthesis

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the combination 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

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truthfulness; honesty

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or a pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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