Gre Hit Parade Group 1

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Abscond

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(verb) 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

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(n) Eager and entusiastic willingness

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Anomaly

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(n) deviation from te normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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approbation

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(n) an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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(adj) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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(v) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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(adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere

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(adj) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic

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(adj) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical

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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious

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(adj) inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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(v) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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(n) trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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(n) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted

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(adj) complex or complicated

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disabuse

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(v) to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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(adj) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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(adj) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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(n) extreme boldness; presumptousness

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eloquent

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(adj) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate

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(v) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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(n) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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(v) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite

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(adj) very learned; scholarly

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exculpate

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(v) exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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(adj) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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(adj) improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster

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(n) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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(v) to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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(adj) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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(adj) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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(adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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(v) to praise highly

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lucid

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(adj) clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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

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martial

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(adj) associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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(adj) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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(adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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(adj) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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(n) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of new words or senses

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noxious

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(adj) harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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(adj) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in tought or expression

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obviate

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(v) to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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(adj) troubling; burdensome

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paean

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(n) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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

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perennial

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(ad) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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(n) intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perfunctory

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(adj) cursory; done without cause or interest

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perspicacious

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(adj) acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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prattle

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(v) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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(v) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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(n) a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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(n) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to t heir occurring

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prevaricate

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(v) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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(n) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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(v) to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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(v) to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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(v) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or postion