Gre Vocab Set 1

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abscond

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verb: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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abherrant

Back 2

adj: deviating from the norm (noun: abberation)

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alacrity

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noun: eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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noun: deviation from the normal order, forn or rule (adj: anomalous)

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approbation

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noun: an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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adjective: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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adjective: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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adjective: daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun: audacity)

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austere

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adjective: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun: austerity)

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axiomatic

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adjective: taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun: axiom)

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canonical

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adjective: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun: canon)

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capricious

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adjective: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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verb: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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noun: trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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noun: an informed and astute judge in manners of taste; expert

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convoluted

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adjective: complex or complicated

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disabuse

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verb: to undecieve; to set right

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discordant

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adjective: conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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adjective: fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effontery

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noun: extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent

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adjective: well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun: eloquence)

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enervate

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verb: to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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noun: dissatisfaction and restlessness resulthing from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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verb: to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent (adjective: equivocal)

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erudite

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adjective: very learned; scholarly (noun: eruditioun)

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exculpate

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verb: exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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adjective: urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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adjective: improvised; done wihtout preparation

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filibuster

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noun: intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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verb: to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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adjective: artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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adjective: accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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adjective: easily angered; prone to tempermental outbursts

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laud

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verb: to praise highly (adjective: laudatory)

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lucid

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adjective: clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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nounh: the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgivign (adjective: magnanimous)

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martial

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adjective: associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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adjective: of the world; typically of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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adjective: coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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noun: a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adjective: harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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adjective: lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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verb: to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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adjective: troubling; burdensome

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paean

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noun: a song or hymn of praise and thnaksgiving

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parody

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noun: a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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adjective: recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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noun: intentional breach of faith; treachery (adjective: perfidious)

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perfunctory

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adjective: cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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adjective: acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun: perspicacity)

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prattle

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verb: to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate (adj)

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adjective: acting with execessive haste or impulse

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precipitate (verb)

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verb: to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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noun: a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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noun: foreknowledge of event; knowing of events prior to their occuring (adjective: prescient)

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prevaricate

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verb: to deliberately avoid truth; to mislead

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qualms

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noun: misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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verb: to retract. esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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verb: to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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verb: to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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reticent

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adjective: quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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adjective: concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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adjective: caracterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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adjective: occuring only occasionally or in scattered instances

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squander

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verb: to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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adjective: not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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verb: to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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verb: to block; thwart

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synthesis

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noun: the combination of parts to make a whole (verb: synthesize)

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torque

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noun: a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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noun: winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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truculent

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adjective: fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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noun: truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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adjective: extrememly harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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adjective: having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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verb: to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettles in opinion