Gre Prep (1 - 100)

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abscond

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v

to depart clandestinely

to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adj

deviating from the norm

(n = abberation)

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alacrity

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n

eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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n

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule

abnormality

(adj. = anomalous)

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approbation

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n

an expression of approval or praise

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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

(n = audacity)

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austere

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adj

without adornment

bare

severely simple

ascetic

(n = austerity)

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axiomatic

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adj

taken as a given

possessing self-evident truth

(n = axiom)

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capricious

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adj

inclined to change one's mind impulsively

erratic, unpredictable

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canonical

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adj

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

(n = canon)

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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 straight

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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

presumptuousness

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eloquent

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adj

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

(n = eloquence)

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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

(adj = equivocal)

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erudite

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adj

very learned

scholarly

(n = erudition)

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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 speech-making to delay legislative action

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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

(adj = laudatory)

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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

(adj = magnanimous)

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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 or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adj

harmful, injurous

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obtuse

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adj

lacking sharpness of intellect

nor clear or precise in thought 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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adj

recurrent through the year or many years

happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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n

intentional breach of faith

treachery

(ad = perfidious)

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perfunctory

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adj

cursory

done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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adj

acutely perceptive

having keen discernment

(n = perspicacity)

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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

*v and adj definitions*

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adj = acting with excessive haste or impulse

v = to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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n

a disposition in favor or something

preference

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prescience

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n

foreknowledge of events

knowing of events prior to their occurring

(adj = prescient)

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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 position

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reticent

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adj

quiet

reserved

reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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adj

concerned and attentive

eager

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sordid

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adj

characterized by filth, frime, or squalor

foul

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static

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adj

not moving, active, or in motion

at rest

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stupefy

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v

to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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v

to block

thwart

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synthesis

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n

the combination of parts to make a whole

(v = synthesize)

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torque

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n

a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adj

winding, twisting

excessively complicated

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truculent

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adj

fierce and cruel

eager to fight

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veracity

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n

truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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adj

extremely harmful or poisonous

bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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adj

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

ravenous

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waver

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verb

to move to and fro

to sway

to be unsettled in opinion

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abet

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v

to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

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beseech

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v

1. to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.

2. to beg eagerly for; solicit.

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filigree

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n

anything very delicate or fanciful: a filigree of frost.

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frenetic

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adj

frantic, frenzied

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ignominy

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n

1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

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lament

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v

1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.

2. to mourn for or over.

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lascivious

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v

1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.

2. arousing sexual desire: lascivious photographs.

3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness: a lascivious gesture.

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lassitude

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n

1. weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

2. a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

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listless

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adj

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.

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morose

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adj

1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

2. characterized by or expressing gloom.

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noisome

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adj

1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.

2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious.

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pare

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v

1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.

2. to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often fol. by off or away).

3. to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down): to pare down one's expenses.

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penury

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n

1. extreme poverty; destitution.

2. scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency.

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precipitous

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adj

1. of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.

2. extremely or impassably steep: precipitous mountain trails.

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precursory

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adj

1. of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.

2. indicative of something to follow: precursory indications of disease.

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sagacious

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adj

1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.

2. Obsolete. keen of scent.

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scintillate

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v

1. to emit sparks.

2. to sparkle; flash: a mind that scintillates with brilliance.

3. to twinkle, as the stars.

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soporific

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adj

1. causing or tending to cause sleep.

2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

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strident

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adj

1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.

2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.

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supplicate

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v

1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.

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thrift

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n

economical management; economy; frugality.

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frugal

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adj

1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.

2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

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coquette

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n

1. a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.

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elegy

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n

1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

2. a poem written in elegiac meter.

3. a sad or mournful musical composition.

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stanza

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n

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.

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malinger

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v

to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.

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abate

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v

to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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n

an expression of praise