Gre Set 4

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Pusillanimous

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adj: lack of courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

2.proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit

ex: Rocky

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Jejune

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adj: lack nutritive value (diet/food)
2.devoid of significance or interest : DULL (jejune lectures)
3. juvenile puerile

neg: think LACK

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Ludology

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study of gaming

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Kinesiology

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n. study of interrelationship of physiological processes in anatomy and movement.

study of movement

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Cybernetic

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study of human control functions and the mech and electronic system design to replace them.

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Tautology

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n: needless repetition of an idea, world
-an instance of repetition

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peregrination

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the act of traveling on foot : walking

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prestidigitation

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n. performance of magic or tricks wit hhands
2. show of skills or deceitful cleverness.

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peroration

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long speech characterized by lofty and pompous language
- concluding part of a speach.

-arrogant long speech
-concluding with emphasis points

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quandary

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n. a state of perplexity or uncertainty as to what do do.; Dilema

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stipulated

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v. 1. to make a demand base on agreement (stipulate a price)
2. at require as part of an agreement
3. to promise or make an agreement

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insurgencies

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in state of revolts against civil authority; things related to rebel.

all things to the acts contrary to the policies and decisions of ones own political party.

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antedates

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date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document.

or to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurrance

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herpetologist

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study of reptile

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ichthyologist

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study of fish

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ornithologist

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study of birds

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superannuation

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the instance or state of make, declare or prove obsolete or out of date. to retire and pension

to become retired
to become antiquated

think old, out of date, retiring

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senescence

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the state of being old, process of being old.

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adroit

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having/showing skills, cleverness, or resourceful in handling situations (adroit leaders, maneuver"

skill+ smart

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desolation

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grief, sad, lonely,
-state of being alone
-forsaken

think-desolate waste land

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reticent

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adj. incline to be silent. Tacit.
-restrained in expression

think silent/restrained SB

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propitiation

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the act of gaining or regaining favor of good will (to appease)

to make good with something (be friends again!) pacify

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dirge

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1. song of lament (funeral)
2. slow, sad song
3. quality of slow and sad

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assuage

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-lessen the intensity of something that pains (to ease) (to assuage grief)

-pacify (to sooth)(to make good with)

-to end by satisfying (assuage thirst)

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prevaricate

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to speak falsely, or misleadingly, deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

think sneaky manipulative speech to make someone else look bad.

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disabuse

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to free someone from lies and deception.

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laud

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an office of solemn praise to god.

-to praise or acclaim

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perfidy

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quality of being faithless or disloyal, treacherous
-act of disloyalty

-negative : perfidious whore.

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obtuse

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1. blunt
2. blunt and stupid, dull

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disparate

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adj: made up of different incongruous element
2. distinct in quality or character

DIFFERENT!

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canonical

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adj: following general rules of something. (Canonical art)

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magnanimous

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-lofty and courageous spirit
-mares by nobility of feeling, generosity of mind.

AWESOME. think jesus

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ingenuous

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1. noble, honorable
2. showing child like simplicity (noob)
3. lack subtlety

think childlike and clumsy

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exigent

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requires immediate aid or action (exigent situation).
Very demanding (exigent client)

think; Demanding!

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audacious

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Fearless, daring, intrepid, adventurous.
-recklessly bold, rash
-insolent
-marked by originality and nerve
Think: THE AUDACITY!

Bad ass bikers

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timorous

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-fearful, cautious
-expressing timidity. (timorous steps)

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capricious

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-sudden, impulsive, without motivation, randomly

-in a unpredictable condition
-a disposition to do things impulsively

think random amine charactors

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recalcitrant

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1.defiant of authority or restraint
2. difficult to manage or operate, not responsive to treatment.

think defiant disorders

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inured

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accustom to accept something unpleasant (children inured to violence)
to become of advantaged (inured to the benefits of employees)

think to accept, get use to.