Gre Vocab 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 (noun form: aberration)

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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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austere

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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capricious

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inclined the change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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censure

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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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 resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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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 prolonged speechmaking 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 (adj. form: laudatory)

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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neologism

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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troublesome; burdensome

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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perfunctory

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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prescience

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foreknowledge or events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: 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 hesistancy

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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 and feelings

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solicitous

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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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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