Gre Vocab; Small, Difficult Set

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welter (n.)

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a large number of items in no order; a confused mass

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welter (v.)

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move in a turbulent fashion

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volition (n.)

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the faculty or power of using one's will

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vituperative (adj. )

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bitter and abusive

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veracious (adj.)

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speaking or representing the truth

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truculent (adj.)

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eager and quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

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tractable (adj.)

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easy to control or influence

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torpor (n.)

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state of physical or mental lethargy

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tenuous (adj.)

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very slight or weak; insubstantial

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supposition (n.)

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an uncertain belief

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stolid (adj.)

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(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

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specious (adj.)

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superficially believable but actually wrong; misleading

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soporific (adj.)

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tending to induce sleepiness and drowsiness; boring and monotonous

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solicitous (adj.)

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characterized by or showing interest and concern

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salubrious (adj.)

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health-giving; healthy

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reticent (adj.)

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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

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rescind (v.)

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revoke, cancel, or repeal

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reprobate (n.)

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an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)

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relegate (v.)

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consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position

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refractory (adj.)

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stubborn or unmanageable; not responsive to stimuli

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recondite (adj.)

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(of a book or subject) little known; abstruse - only understood by a few experts and probably chosen to be that way

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recalcitrant (adj.)

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority

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rarefied (adj.)

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(of air) having less oxygen than usual; (figurative) esoterically distant from the lives of ordinary people

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proscribe (v.)

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forbid, especially by law

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propriety (n.)

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the details or rules of behavior conventionally held to be correct; the condition of being right, appropriate and fitting

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propitiate (v.)

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win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them

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probity (n.)

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the quality of having strong moral principles, honesty, and decency

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prevaricate (v.)

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speak or act in an evasive way

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platitude (n.)

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a remark or statement (esp. with moral content) that is used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; dull, ordinary, trite

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perfunctory (adj.)

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carried out with minimum effort or reflection

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perfidious (adj.)

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deceitful and untrustworthy

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penury (n.)

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extreme poverty, destitution

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paucity (n.)

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the presence of something in insufficient quantities; scarcity

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opprobrium (n.)

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harsh criticism or censure

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officious (adj.)

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assertive of authority in a domineering way, esp. with trivial matters; intrusively enthusiastic and interfering

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obviate (v.)

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remove (a need or difficulty)

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obdurate (adj.)

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stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

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obsequious (adj.)

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too obedient or attentive, to a servile degree

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mendacious (adj.)

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not telling the truth; lying

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levity (n.)

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humor or frivolity, especially in a manner lacking due respect with regard to a serious matter

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levee (n.)

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a reception or assembly of people

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laconic (adj.)

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(of a person, style or speech or writing) using very few words

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irresolute (adj.)

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hesitant and uncertain

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irascible (adj.)

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easily made angry

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inure (v)

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to make accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant

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intransigence (adj.)

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unwillingness to change one's views or to agree about something

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intractable (adj.)

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hard to control or deal with

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ingenuous (adj.)

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innocent and unsuspecting

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indigence (adj.)

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poor and needy

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impervious (adj.)

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not allowing fluid to pass through

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impassive (adj.)

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apathetic; calm

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grandiloquent (adj.)

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pompous and extravagant in language, style, or dress, especially in a way meant to impress

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gainsay (v.)

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deny

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foment (v.)

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instigate; stir up

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flout (v.)

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openly disregard

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felicitous (adj.)

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well-chosen, appropriate, suited to the circumstances

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fawning (adj.)

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giving off a servile display of flattery

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fatuous (adj.)

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silly and pointless

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facetious (adj.)

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treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

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exculpate (v)

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declare that someone is not guilty of a wrongdoing

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equivocate (v.)

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use ambiguous language so to conceal the truth

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equanimity (adj.)

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mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper

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insolent (adj.)

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

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effrontery (n.)

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insolent or impertinent behavior; boldness

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dissemble (v.)

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conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs

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disparage (v.)

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regard someone or something as being of little worth; belittle

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disingenuous (adj.)

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not candid or sincere

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disabuse (v.)

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persuade something that an idea or belief is mistaken

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diffidence (n.)

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modesty because of a lack of self confidence

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desultory (adj.)

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

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deride (v.)

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express contempt for; ridicule

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denigrate (v.)

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criticize unfairly; disparage

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complacent (adj.)

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showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishments

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complaisant (adj.)

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willing to please others; obliging; agreeable

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cogent (adj.)

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(of an argument or case) clear, logical, convincing

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belie (v)

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disguise or contradict and fail to give a true notion of the thing

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aver (v.)

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state or assert to be true

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approbation (n.)

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approval or praise

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apprise (v.)

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inform or tell someone

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apposite (adj.)

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appropriate, fitting