Gre Vocab

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Malign

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to make evil, harmful and often untrue statements about; evil in disposition, nature or intent.

(Think malignant)

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indignant

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affected with indignation, moved by mixed emotions of anger and scorn, provoked by something regarded as unjust, ungrateful and unworthy

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Munificent

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very liberal in giving, generous

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mendacious

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lying, untruthful, false

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nugatory

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of little or no importance, trifling, ineffective

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erstatz

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being an imitation or substitute, usually an inferior one, artificial

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clandestine

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done or kept in secret, to conceal an improper purpose

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ingenuity

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inventive skill or imagination, cleverness

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solipsistic

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thinking that the self is the only thing that can be known/verified; selfish

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sophomoric

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exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment, pretentious

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quixotic

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caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals, idealistic without regard to practicality, impulsive

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arresting

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attracting and holding the attention; striking

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ran the gamut

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referring to a large range, "from A to Z"

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ran the gauntlet

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withstood an attack from all sides

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Hold the line

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not to exceed a certain limit regarding someone or something

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ape

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to mimic slavishly but often with an absurd result

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disclaim

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to deny any connection with, to deny the validity of

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ponderous

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having great weight, bulky, lacking grace or fluency, dull

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cogent

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appealing to the intellect or power of reasoning, convincing

as in an argument

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cabal

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secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose

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literati

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well-educated, literary people

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hoi-polloi

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the masses, common people

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incendiary

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causing or capable of causing fire or stirring up strife and rebellion

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parochial

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limited, narrow, characterized by narrow interests

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facile

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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty, easy

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urbane

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polite, refined and often elegant in manner

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fawning

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attempting to win favor by flattery

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presumptuous

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going beyond what is right or proper, excessively forward

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baneful

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causing harm, ruin or death; harmful

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noxious

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harmful to the mind or morals, corrupting

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amenable

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responsive to advice, authority or suggestion; agreeable

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pragmatic

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practical, concerned with making decision and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory

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stolid

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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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ambivalent

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experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs or motivations

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equivocal

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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

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officious

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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others, intrusive

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supersede

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to take the place of, replace

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assume

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to undertake the duties of, to take on or adopt

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overtake

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to catch up with, draw even or level with

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outstrip

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to leave behind or outrun; exceed or surpass

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paean

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a fervent expression of joy or praise

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plaudits

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enthusiastic approval

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faculties

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inherent mental or physical powers

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foible

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minor weakness or failing of character

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peccadillo

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a small sin or fault; petty offense

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innocuous

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having no adverse effect, harmless, not likely to offend or provoke strong emotion