Gre Hit Parade 3

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acumen

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keen, accurate judgement or insight

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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to combine several elements intoa whole

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archaic

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outdated, associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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aver

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to state as a fact, to declare or assert

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bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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pompous, gradiloquent

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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to diquise or conceal, to mislead

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eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand, apropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commponplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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calm or peaceful

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hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp to the pleasures of the senses

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hegemony

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the consistent dominace of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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impassive

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revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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implacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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in an initial stage, not fully formed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate, inappropriate

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insipid

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without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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luminous

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable

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mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty

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meticulous

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characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail

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misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

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mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate

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obdurate

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unyielding, hardhearted, intractable

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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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disgrace, contempt, scorn

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pedagogy

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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, show-offish about one's knowledge

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penury

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poverty, destitution

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pervasive

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having the tendency to permeate or spread througout

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pine

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to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor

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pirate

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to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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the essential or central part

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pithy

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precise and brief

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placate

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to appease, to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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controversial, argumentative

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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queries

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questions, inquires, doubts in the mind, reservations

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish

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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority, diffcult to manage

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with, disown

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rescind

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to invalidate, to repeal, to retract

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reverent

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marked by, feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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rhetoric

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the art of study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligaitons, able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false

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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit

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subpeona

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a court order requiring appearance and or testimony

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succinct

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brief, concise

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply, excess to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued, persistent determination

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tenouse

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having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

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tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech, a harsh denunciation

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transient

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fleeting, passing quickly, brief

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zealous

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fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to cause