Gre Vocab Extras

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forlorn

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appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abondoned/forsaken or deprived

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circumvent

Back 2

To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.

To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.

To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.

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circumspect

Back 3

cautious, wary, prudent, heedful of potential circumstances

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welter

Back 4

a confused mass; jumble of confusion; turmoil

to wallow or toss about as in mud or high seas

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episodic

Back 5

loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring in intervals

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ford

Back 6

to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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hearken

Back 7

to list attentively; to give heed

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nihilism

Back 8

doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated

the belief that destruction of existing political and social institutions is necesssary for future improvement

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dismay

Back 9

to daunt, fill with dread or apprehension

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demure

Back 10

modestly mannered, reserved/affectedly modestly mannered, reserved

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rebuke

Back 11

to criticise sharply, to reprimand

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redress

Back 12

to make amends for

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malapropism

Back 13

a humorous or ludicrous misuse of a word

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vermin

Back 14

Various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, that are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health/A person considered loathsome or highly offensive

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conservatory

Back 15

A greenhouse, especially one in which plants are arranged aesthetically for display, as at a botanical garden/
A school of music or dramatic art.

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cadet

Back 16

A student at a military school who is training to be an officer

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cachet

Back 17

A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity

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corral

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An enclosure for confining livestock/
An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.

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ewe

Back 19

a female sheep

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titan

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One of prodigious size, strength, or achievement

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abstemious

Back 21

Eating and drinking in moderation

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nosegay

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A small bunch of flowers; a bouquet

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picayune

Back 23

Of little value or importance; paltry

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hector

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(n) bully/(v) To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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maelstrom

Back 25

A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war.

A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.

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apprehend

Back 26

To grasp mentally; understand

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acclivity

Back 27

An upward slope, as of a hill.

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blunt

Back 28

(adj) Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
Lacking in feeling; insensitive

(v) To dull the edge of.
To make less effective; weaken

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spleen

Back 29

Ill temper: vent one's spleen.

Melancholy.

A whim; a caprice.

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wastrel

Back 30

One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.

An idler or a loafer.

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mollycoddle

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To be overprotective and indulgent toward, to pamper