Gre Vocab I

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lurid (adj.)

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causing shock; horror; revulsion

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prerogative (n.)

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special right/privilege

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provincial (n.)

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person w/ narrow point of view

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unctuous (adj.)

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excessively smooth/smug; trying too hard to give an impression of

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aplomb (n.)

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praise; assurance; great self-confidence

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callow (adj.)

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w/o experience; immature; not fully developed

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drivel (n./v.)

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1) mucus/saliva from mouth/nose; foolish; aimless talk/thinking
2) to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense

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exhort (v.)

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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acculturation (n.)

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modification of social patterns; traits; structure of group/society with another society

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adventitious (adj.)

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resulting from chance rather than from inherent causes

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enjoin (v.)

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to direct/order

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peculate (v.)

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to steal s.t. that has been given into one's trust

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sangfroid (n.)

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composure/coolness

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seditious (adj.)

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resistant to authority

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vitriolic (adj.)

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bitter, sarcastic

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irrevocable (adj.)

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incapable of being changed/called back

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reverberate (v.)

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to re-echo; to be repeatedly reflected

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scurrilous (adj.)

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coarsely abusive; vulgar; low

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blazon (v.)

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to adorn; to embellish; to display conspicuously

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filch (v.)

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to steal

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sepulchral (adj.)

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gloomy; funereal

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straitlaced (adj.)

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extremely strict in regard to moral standards/conduct

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megalomania (n.)

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delusion of power/wealth/talent/etc.

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vicarious (adj.)

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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by 1 person in place of another

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disconcert (v.)

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to confuse

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dissension (n.)

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disagreement

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ignoble (adj.)

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mean, low, base

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intemperate (adj.)

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immoderate, lacking in self-control

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bedlam (n.)

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state/scene of uproar and confusion

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dun (v./n/adj.)

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1) to demand insistently
2) a creditor
3) dark, dull

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invective (n./adj.)

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1) a string of denunciation
2) abusive

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motley (adj.)

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showing great variety

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munificent (adj)

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extremely generous

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reprobate (n./v.)

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1) scoundrel
2) to disapprove of

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denizen (n.)

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a resident inhabitant

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dowdy (adj.)

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poorly dressed

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foist (v.)

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to impose by fraud/unjustifiedly

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inculcate (v.)

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to impress on the mind by repetition

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clangor (n./v.)

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1) loud ringing sound
2) to make a loud ringing sound

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cupidity (n.)

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eager desire for s.t.; greed

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deleterious (adj.)

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harmful

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scintillating (adj.)

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sparkling; twinkling

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winsome (adj.)

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charming, attractive

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disconsolate (adj.)

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deeply unhappy/dejected; w/o hope

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grisly (adj.)

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horrible; ghastly

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rejoinder (n.)

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a reply to a reply

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brouhaha (n.)

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group of sounds

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bulwark (n./v.)

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1) strong defense/protection
2) to provide strong defense/protection

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cloy (v.)

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to spoil/destroy an appetite

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presentiment (n.)

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vague sense of approaching misfortunte