Gre Vocab

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SHIRK

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Verb. To evade an obligation.

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NEGLIGIBLE

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Adj. Can be disregarded or left out of consideration, small or inconsequential. Trifling.

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PARSIMONIOUS

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Adj. Economical and efficient, spending very little.

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SUPPLIANT

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Adj. Asking earnestly and submissively entreating. Beseeching.

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PROSELYTIZE

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Verb. To convert to some religion, system, or opinion.

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EDIFY

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Verb. Elevate spiritually and morally, instruct and improve.

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BEQUEST

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Noun. Something whichis left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.

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SUCCOR

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Noun. The person or thing that brings relief; aid or assistance.

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EPITAPH

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Noun. A short message on a grave stone that describes the deceased person.

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PREVARICATE

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intr.v. To stray from or evade the truth.

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COLLUSION

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Noun. A secret agreement for fraudulent, illegal, or treacherous purposes.

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PEDANTIC

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Adj. Bookish, showing off one's knowledge

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UNCTUOUS

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Adj. Insincere, slippery, "hard to pin down"

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IGNOBLE

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Adj. Low in character, dishonerable, undignified.

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INDOLENT

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Adj. Habitually lazy, inactive.

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VITIATE

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Tr.v. To reduce the value of, to pervert, to make something ineffective, to corrupt morally.

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DESICCANT

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Noun. To dry up, to dehydrate, a drying agent.

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SATURNINE

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Adj. Dark, gloomy, sullen; Having a temperment of one born under the supposed astrological influence of Saturn.

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ENERVATE

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Tr.v. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of, to make soemthing ineffective, to deplete. Adj. Deprived of strength, debilitated

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DESULTORY

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Adj. Not connected to what preceded, jumping from one thing to another; happening at random/chance.

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OFFICIOUS

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Adj. Interfering in things that are not your business, pushy, meddlesome. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering of unwanted services or advice to others.

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ALACRITY

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Noun. Cheerful willingness, eagerness. Speed or quickness, celerity.

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MALADROIT

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Adj. Marked by a lack of adroitness (dexterious, skillful), clumsy, bungling, inept. Noun. An inept person.

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VENAL

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Adj. Open to bribery, obtainable for a price, corupt, "out for the money," unprincipled.

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IGNOMINOIUS

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Adj. Shameful, dishonerable, undignified, disgraceful.

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SPURIOUS

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Adj. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or orgin, not genuine, false.

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PUERILE

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Adj. Childish, juvinile.

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EFFETE

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Adj. Exhausted, worn out, weak. The final effete period of the baroque style. Also, marked by self-indulgence, trivality or decadence. An effete group of self-professed intellecutals.

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PAROXYSM

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Noun. A sudden outburst of emotion or action. A paroxysm of laughter.

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EFFICACIOUS

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Adj. Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. Effective.

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HALCYON

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Adj. Calm and peaceful, tranquil. Prosperous, golden: Halcyon years.

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COMPUNCTION

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Noun. Remorse for wrongdoing. He was often described as heartless; he could take candy from a baby and show no compunction.

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SACROSANCT

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Adj. Invioble, sacred.

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HUBRIS

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Noun. Excessive pride.

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COROLLARY

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Noun. An additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.

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GUSTATORY

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Adj. Relating to the sense of taste.

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BELABOR

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Verb. To beat soundly (as a point); to work diligently.

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VISCERAL

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Adj. Relating to the internal organs; bringing about a gut reaction. She had a visceral response to lima beans; she gagged every time she saw them on her plate.

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PROMULGATE

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Verb. To publish, declare, proclaim, make open declaration.

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ABUT

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Verb. To border, be contiguous; to meet.

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ACRIMONY

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Noun. A harsh or biting severity or sharpness.

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ADUMBRATE

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Verb. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.

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AMALGAMATE

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Verb. To combine or unite into a single body or organization.

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ANATHEMA

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Adj. Greatly detested, seen to be accursed or damned.

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ADHEDONIC

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Adj. Unable to experience pleasure.

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AVARICE

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Noun. Greadiness after wealth, covetousness, an excessive desire of gain. Beattie stated that "To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hard it up, is avarice."

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BELIE

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Verb. Show the falsity of something by providing contradictory information.

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BRUSQUE

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Adj. Short and abrupt.

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BURGEON

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Verb. Grow vigorously, expan greatly.

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CAUSTIC

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Adj. Burning, corrosive, destructive. Her caustic remarks were so sarcastic and hurtful that she quickly lost many of her friends.

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CHARY

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Adj. Cautious, wary, hesitant. Slow to accept or allow.