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Abscond (v) GRE
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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Aberant (adj) GRE
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departing from the right, normal or usual course
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Alacrity (n) GRE
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promptness in response
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Anomaly (n) GRE
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deviation from the common rule
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Arduous (adj) GRE
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hard to accomplish or acheive
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Assuage (v) GRE
Commonly Seen |
to lessen the intensity pain or distress
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Audacious (adj) GRE
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intrepidly daring, contemptuous of law religion/decorum, marked by originality and verve
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Austere (adj) GRE
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stern and cold in appearance or manner, morally strict, marked simple or unadorned, giving little or no scope of pleasure
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Axiomatic (adj) GRE
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self evident
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Canonical (adj) GRE
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authorized, following the canon of the bible
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Censure (n/v) GRE
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strong or vehement expression of disapproval, official reprimand; to criticize or reproach in harch or vehement manner
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Connoisseur (n) GRE
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a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, a discerning judge of the best in any field
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Aesthetic
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Convoluted (adj) GRE
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twisted, coiled, complicated
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Disabuse (v) GRE
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to free person from deception or error
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VINDICATE
Exculpate Disabuse |
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Discordant (adj) GRE
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being at variance, disagree, incongruous, dissonant, harsh
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Laud (v/n) GRE
Laudable Commonly Seen-2 |
to praise/extol
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Lucid (adj) GRE
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suffused w/ light, having full use of one's faculties, clear to the understanding
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+Magnanimity (n) GRE
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full of generous forgiveness in an insult or injury, noble - high minded
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Marital (adj) GRE
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of or pertaining to marriage/conjugal/matrimonial
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Mundane (adj) GRE
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of or pertaining to this world/earth as contrasted w/ heaven, common/ordinary/unimaginative
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Banal
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Nascent (adj) GRE
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beginning to exist or develop
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Nebulous (adj) GRE
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hazy/vague/indistinct/confused, cloudy/cloudlike
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Neologism (n) GRE
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a new word/meaning/usage/phrase, new doctrine
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Noxious (adj) GRE
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harmful or injurious to health or physical well being, morally harmful
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Abstain (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to choose not to do something
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Abyss
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an extremeely deep hole
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Adulterate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to make impure
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Advocate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
to speak in favor of
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Proponent
Eulogy Acclaim Encomium Extol Laud |
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Aesthetic (adj) GRE
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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Connoisseur
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Aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
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Alleviate (v) GRE
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to make more bearable/releive
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Appease
Alleviate Amerliorate Assuage Assist Mitigate Mollify Slake |
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Amalgamate
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to combine/mix together
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Ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted in several ways
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Ameliorate (v) GRE
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to make better to improve
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Appease
Alleviate Assuage Assit Mollify Slake |
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Anachronism
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something out of place in time
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Analogous
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similar or alike in some way
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Antagonize
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to annoy or to provoke to anger
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Antipathy (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
a natural extreme dislike
an object of extreme dislike |
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Apathy (adj) GRE
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lack of interest
lack of emotion |
LoInterest
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Arbitrate
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to judge or dispute over two opposing parties
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Archaic
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ancient or old fashioned
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Ardor (adj) GRE
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intense and passioate feeling
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Zeal
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Articulate
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able to speak clearly and expressively
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Attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree: to weaken
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Banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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Bolster (v)
Commonly Seen-3 |
to support
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Abet
Ancillary Corroborate Mainstay |
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-Bombastic (adj) GRE
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pompous in speech and manner
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Cacophony (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
harsh, jarring noise
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Candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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Castigate (v) GRE
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to punish or criticize harshly
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Diatribe
Deride |
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Catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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Foment
Engender Precipitate |
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Caustic
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biting in whit
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Chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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Chauvanist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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Chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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Dissemble
Equivocate |
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Cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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Condone
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to overlook, pardon, disregard
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Convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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Corroborate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to provide supporting evidence
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Ancillary
Bolster Mainstay |
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Credulous
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too trusting: gullible
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Crescendo
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steady increasing volume or force
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Decorum
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approproateness of behavior or conduct
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Deference
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respect, courtesy
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Deride (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
to speak of or treat with contempt: to mock
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Desiccate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to dry out thoroughly
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Desultory
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jumping from one thing to another: disconnected
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Diatribe
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an abuse condemnatory speech
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Castigate
Deride |
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Diffident
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lack of self confidence
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Dilate
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to make larger/expand
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Dilatory
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intended to delay
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Filabuster
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Dilettante
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someone with amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Dirge
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funeral humn or mournful speech
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Elegy
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Discern
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to perceive/recognize
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Disparate
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fundamentally different, entirely unlike
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Dissemble
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to present a false appearance/disguise one's real intentions or character
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Dissonance (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
a harsh and disagreeable combination
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Dogma
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a fairly held opinion
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Dupe
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to perceive, a person who is easily deceived
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Eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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Efficacy
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effectiveness
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Elegy
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sorrowful poem or speech
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Dirge
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Eloquent
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persuasive and moving speech
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Emulate
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to copy/try to equal or excel
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Engender (v) GRE
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to produce cause/bring about: initiate
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Catalyst
Foment |
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Enigma (n) GRE
Commonly Seen |
a puzzle
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Enumerate
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to count/list/itemize
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Ephemeral (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
lasting a short time
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Erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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Esoteric
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known or understood by a few
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Estimable
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admirable
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Eulogy (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
speech in praise of someone
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Advocate
Proponent Acclaim Encomium Extol Laud |
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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
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to make worse
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Exculpate
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to clear from blame/prove innocent
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Exonerate Disabuse |
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Exigent
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urgent/requiring immediate action
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Exonerate
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to clear blame
to releive |
VINDICATE
Exculpate Disabuse RELEIVE Appease Alleviate Ameliorate Assuage Assist Slake Mollify |
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Explicit
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clearly stated or shown forthright in expression
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Fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic/filled with extreme/unquestioned devotion
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Fawn
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to grovel
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Fervid (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen |
intensely emotional/feverish
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-Florid (adj) GRE
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excessively decorated or embelished
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Foment
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to arouse or incite
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Catalyst
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Frugality
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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Garrulous (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
tending to talk a lot
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Guile
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deceit or trickery
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Gullible (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
easily deceived
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Homogeneous (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
of a similar kind
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Iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, institutions
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Imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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Impervious
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impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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Impetuous
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quickly to act without thinking
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Implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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Intransigent
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Inchoate
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not fully formed:disorganized
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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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Lack of interest
Lack of flavor |
LoInterest
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Intransigent
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uncompromising/refusing to be reconciled
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Implacable
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Inundate
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to overwhelm/cover with water
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Irascible
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easily made angry
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Laconic (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
using few words
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Lament
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to express sorrow/greive
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Lavish
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to praise unspraringly/extremely generous/extravegant
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Lethargic (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
acting in an indifferent or slow sluggish manner
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Loquacious (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
talkative
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Lucid
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clear and easily understood
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Luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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Malinger
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to evade resonsibility by pretending to be ill
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Malleable (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
capable of being shaped
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Metaphor
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a figure of speech comparing two different things/symbols
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Meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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Misanthrope (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
a person who dislikes others
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Mitigate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to releive by softening/lessening
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Apease
Alleviate Ameliorate Assuage Assist Slake Mollify Exonerate |
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Mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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Monotony
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lack of variation
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Naive
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lacking sophistication or experience
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Obdurate (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
hardened in feeling/resistant to persuasion
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Obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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Obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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Obviate
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to prevent/make unecessary
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Occlude
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to stop/prevent the passage of
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Onerous
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troublesome and oppressive/burdensome
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Opaque (adj) GRE
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impossible to see through/preventing the passage of light
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Opprobrium
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public disgrace
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Ostentation (adj)
Commonly Seen-3 |
excessive showiness
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Paradox (n) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
a contradiction or dilema
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Paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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Pedant (n) GRE
Pedantic Commonly Seen-2 |
someone who shows off learning
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Perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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Perfunctory
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done in a routine way/indifferent
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Philanthropy (n) GRE
Philanthropic Commonly Seen-3 |
charity/a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Placate (v) GRE
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to soothe or pacify
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Plastic
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able to be molded, altered or bent
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Plethora
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excess
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Pragmatic (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
practical as opposed to idealistic
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Precipitate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen |
to bring about change
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Prevaricate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Chicanery
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Pristine
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fresh and clean/uncorrupted
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Prodigal (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen |
lavish/wasteful
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Proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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Propitiate
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to concilate/appease
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Propriety (adj) GRE
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correct behavior/obedience to rules and customs
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Prudence
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wisdom, caution, restraint
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Pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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Quiescent
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motionless
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Rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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Repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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Reticent
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silent and reserved
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Rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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Satiate
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to satisfy fully or over indulge
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Soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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Specious
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deceptively attractive/seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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Stolid
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unemotional/lacking sensitivity
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Sublime
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lofty or grand
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Tacit
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done without using words
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Taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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Tirade (n) GRE
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long harsh speech or verbal attack
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Castigate
Deride Diatribe Dirge Disapraging Elegy Lambaste |
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Torpor
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extreme mental and physical slugishness
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Transitory
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temporary lasting a brief time
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Vacillate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
to sway:physically indecisive
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Venerate (v) GRE
Commonly Seen-3 |
to respect deeply
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Veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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Verbose
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wordy
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Vex
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annoy
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Volatile (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen-2 |
easily aroused or changeable
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Waver (v)
Commonly Seen-3 |
to fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
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acting in fanciful or capricious manner
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Capricious-
Healdlong Abrupt Imetpuous Percipitate Apace |
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Zeal (adj) GRE
Commonly Seen |
passion and excitement
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Ardor
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Abet (v) GRE
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To support
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Appease (v) GRE
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To releive
To satisfy To calm |
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Slake (v) GRE
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To releive
To satisfy |
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Ancillary (n) GRE
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1supporting/supplementary
2subordinate |
SUPPORT
Abet Bolster Corroborate Mainstay |
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Defer (v) GRE
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to delay for a future time/procrastinate
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Disparaging (adj) GRE
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Tending to belittle
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Diatribe
Castigate Deride Reproach |
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Reproach (v) GRE
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To blame/discredit/censure
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Diatribe
Castigate Deride Disparaging |
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Fervor (adj) GRE
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warm and earnestness/passion
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Quixotic (adj) GRE
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Impulsive/rashly unpredictable
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ACT QUICKLY
Capricious Headlong Abrupt Impetuous Precipitate Apace Whimsical |
