Gre Vocab Words

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Aspersion

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attack on the reputation

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Calumny

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untrue statements made to damage someone's reputation

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Castigate

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reprimand severely

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Decry

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publicly denounce

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deride

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express contempt

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diatribe

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forceful verbal attack against someone or something

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disparage

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regard as having little worth

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excoriated

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criticize severely

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Gainsay

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deny or contradict

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harangue

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lengthy and aggressive speech

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impugn

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dispute the truth or honesty

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inveigh

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speak or write with great hostility

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lambaste

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criticize harshly

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objurgate

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to rebuke severely; scold

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obloquy

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strong public criticism

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism

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pillory

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attack or ridicule publicly

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remonstrate

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make a forcefully reproachful protest

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reprove

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reprimand or censure someone

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revile

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criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

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tirade

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long angry speech of criticism or accusation

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vituperate

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blame or insult in strong or violent language

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derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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provocation

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action or speech makes someone annoyed or angry

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salubrious

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healthy

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opprobrious

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abusive

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endemic

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disease regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

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nuance

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subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

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nebulous

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hazy, indistinct

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tenuous

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very weak or slight

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cerebral

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intellectual

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity, thought of as true

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candid

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truthful and straight forward

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chicanery

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the use of trickery to achieve political, financial, or legal purpose

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dissemble

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conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs

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duplicity

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dishonest behavior meant to trick someone

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equivocate

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use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

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ersatz

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made or used as a substitute

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feigned

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simulated or pretended

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mendacious

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not telling the truth; lying

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perfidy

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deceitfulness

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prevaricate

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speak or act in an evasive way

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specious

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superficially plausible; but actually wrong

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spurious

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false or fake

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desiccate

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to drain of emotional vitality

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laudable

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deserving praise and commendation

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vacillate

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alternate or waver between different opinions or actions

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capricous

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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engender

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cause or give rise to

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loquacious

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tending to talk a great deal

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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laconic

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using very few words

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mitigate

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make less severe

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propriety

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state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behvior

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venal

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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

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aberration

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departure from what is normal

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lucid

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expressed clearly

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precipitate

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to happen suddenly

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assuage

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make less intense

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erudite

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having great knowledge

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prodigal

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spending money recklessly

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enigma

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mysterious or puzzeling

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fervid

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enthusiastic or passionate

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placate

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make angry or hostile

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belies

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fail to fulfill; betray

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implausible

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not seeming reasonable

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antiquated

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old fashioned

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infamous

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well known for some bad quality

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myriad

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extremely great number

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quixotic

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unrealistic and impractical

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dissaving

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negative saving

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bequest

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a legacy

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incipient

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intial stage

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sullied

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damage the purity or integrity; defile

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marred

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impair the appearance of

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dogma

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principle or set rules laid down by authority as incontrovertibly true

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lax

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not sufficiently strict; relaxed

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statement not meant to take literally

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pecuniary

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relating to; or consisting of money

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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

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naunce

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a subtle difference in shade of meaning, expression or sound

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epicures

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person devoted to sensual pleasure

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categorical

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unambiguously explicit and direct

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minatory

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expressing or conveying threat