Gre Vocab 1

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abscond

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vb. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Several prisoners absconded from the jail.

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clandestinely

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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops";

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aberrant

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adj
deviating from the norm (aberration=noun form)

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alacrity

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noun
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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having just acquired his driver's license that morning, the teen agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport

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approbation

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noun
an expression of approval or praise

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assuage

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vb
to ease or lessen; to appeaase or pacify

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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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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards

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capricious

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inclined to change one's mind impulsively
erratic, unpredictable

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any cookies, even with the crumbs still on his lips

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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

When the antiproton was discovered … it sent a wave of ennui through the physics community. Not that its discovery was unimportant, but on the basis of Dirac's theory, everybody expected it

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language wiht a deceptive intent (noun=equivocal)

The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job.

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exculpate

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exonerate; clear of blame

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exigent

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denouce

She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking.

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

<the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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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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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unneccessary

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onerous

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troublesome, burdensome

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paean

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a praise or song of thanksgiving

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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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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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unneccessary

The new treatment obviates many of the risks associated with surgery.

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onerous

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troublesome, burdensome

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paean

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a praise or song of thanksgiving

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perennial

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recurrent throughout the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (perfidious =adj)

<he decided to forgive his wife's perfidy, choosing to ascribe it to a moment of uncharacteristic weakness

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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)

▪ She considers herself a perspicacious [=shrewd, astute] judge of character. ▪

The critic made some perspicacious [=insightful] observations about the film.

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precipitate (adj)
precipitate (vb)

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adj=acting with excessive haste or impulse (ex: the army's precipate retreat from battle)
vb=to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring (adj form=prescient)

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prevaricate

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deliberately avoid telling the truth; to mislead

Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.
<during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend>

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reticent

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

his friends and associates are conspicuously reticent to discuss him in public

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive; eager

I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.

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sordid

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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stymie

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to block; twart

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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

a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns>

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

die-hard fans who became truculent and violent after their team's loss

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veracity

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truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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ingenuous

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication; childlike

her ingenuous thirst for experience — Christopher Rawson>

b : lacking craft or subtlety <ingenuous in their brutality>