Gre Vocab

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Abate

Back 1

to reduce in amount, degree or severity

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Abscond

Back 2

to leave secretly

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Abstain

Back 3

to choose not to do something

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Abyss

Back 4

an extremely deep hole

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Adulterate

Back 5

to make impure

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Advocate

Back 6

to speak in favor of

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Aesthetic

Back 7

concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Aggrandize

Back 8

to increase in power, influence and reputation

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alleviate

Back 9

to make more bearable

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amalgamate

Back 10

to combine, to mix together

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ambiguous

Back 11

doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

Back 12

to make better; to improve

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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analogous

Back 14

similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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anomaly

Back 15

deviation from what is normal

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antagonize

Back 16

to annoy or proboke to anger

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antipathy

Back 17

extreme dislike

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apathy

Back 18

lack of interest or emotion

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arbitrate

Back 19

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

Back 20

ancient; old fashioned

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ardor

Back 21

intense and passionate feeling

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articulate

Back 22

able to speak clearly and expressively

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assauge

Back 23

to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

Back 24

to reduce in force or degree, to weaken

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Audacious

Back 25

fearless and daring

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Austere

Back 26

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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Banal

Back 27

predictable, cliched, boring

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bolster

Back 28

to support, to prop up

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bombastic

Back 29

pompous in speech and manner

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cacophony

Back 30

harsh, jarring noise

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Candid

Back 31

impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

Back 32

changing one's mind quickly and often

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Castigate

Back 33

to punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

Back 34

Something that brings about a in something else

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Caustic

Back 35

biting in wit

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Chaos

Back 36

great disorder or confusion

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Chauvinist

Back 37

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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Chicanery

Back 38

deception by means of craft or guile

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Cogent

Back 39

convincing and well reasoned

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Condone

Back 40

to overlook, pardon or disregard

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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Credulous

Back 43

too trusting, gullible

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Crescendo

Back 44

steadily increasing volume or force

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Decorum

Back 45

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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deference

Back 46

respect, courtesy

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deride

Back 47

to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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Dessicate

Back 48

to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

Back 49

jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

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diatribe

Back 50

an abusive, condemnatory speech

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diffident

Back 51

lacking self confidence

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dilate

Back 52

to make larger; to expand

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilettante

Back 54

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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dirge

Back 55

a funeral hymm or mournful speech

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disabuse

Back 56

to set right; to free from error

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discern

Back 57

to perceive; to recognize

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disparate

Back 58

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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dissemble

Back 59

to present a false appearance; to to disguise one's real intentions or character

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dissonance

Back 60

a harsh and disagreeble combination, often of sounds

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dogma

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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dogmatic

Back 62

dictatorial in one's opinions

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dupe

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to deceive, a person who is easily deceived

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eclectic

Back 64

selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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efficacy

Back 65

effectiveness

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elegy

Back 66

a sorrowful poem or speech

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eloquent

Back 67

persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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emulate

Back 68

to copy, to try to equal or excel

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exonerate

Back 69

to clear of blame

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enervate

Back 70

to reduce in strength

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engender

Back 71

to produce, cause or bring about

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engender

Back 72

to produce, cause or bring about

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enigma

Back 73

a puzzle, a mystery

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enumerate

Back 74

to count, list or itemize

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ephemeral

Back 75

lasting a short time

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equivocate

Back 76

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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erratic

Back 77

wandering and unpredictable

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erudite

Back 78

learned, scholarly and bookish

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esoteric

Back 79

known or understood by only a few

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estimable

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admirable

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eulogy

Back 81

speech in praise of someone

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euphemism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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exacerbate

Back 83

to make worse

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exculpate

Back 84

to clear from blame, prove innocent

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exigent

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urgent, requiring immediate action

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explicit

Back 86

clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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fanatical

Back 87

acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

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fawn

Back 88

to grovel

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fervid

Back 89

intensely emotional, feverish

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florid

Back 90

excessively decorated or embellished

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foment

Back 91

to arouse or incite

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frugality

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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garrulous

Back 93

tending to talk a lot

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gregarious

Back 94

outgoing, sociable

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guile

Back 95

deceit or trickery

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gullible

Back 96

easily deceived

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homogeneous

Back 97

of a similar kind

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

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impertuble

Back 99

not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

Back 100

impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected

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impetuous

Back 101

quick to act with out thinking

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implacable

Back 102

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed, disorganized

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ingenious

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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intransigent

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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

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inundate

Back 109

to overwhelm, to cover with water

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irascible

Back 110

easily made angry

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laconic

Back 111

using few words

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lament

Back 112

to express sorrow; to grieve

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laud

Back 113

to give praise; to glorify

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lavish

Back 114

to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

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lethargic

Back 115

acting in an indifferent or slow manner

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lucid

Back 116

clear and easily understood

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loquacious

Back 117

talkative