Gre Vocabulary 1

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INTERPOLATE

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

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INTERSTICE

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a space between things (interstitial space--biological sense)

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INTIMATION

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clue, suggestion

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INURE

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to harden; accustom; become used to

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INVETERATE

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confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted

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INVIDIOUS

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likely to provoke ill will, offensive

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ITINERANT

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wandering from place to place, unsettled

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JIBE

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to shift suddenly from one side to the other

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JINGOISM

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belligerent support of one's country

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KNELL

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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

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LAPIDARY

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relating to precious stones

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LARGRESS

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generosity; gift

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LASSITUDE

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lethargy, sluggishness

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LEGERDEMAIN

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trickery

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LEVITY

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humour, frivolity, gaiety

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LICENTIOUS

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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LINIMENT

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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain

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LIONIZE

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to treat as a celebrity

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LISSOME

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easily flexed, limber, agile

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LUGUBRIOUS

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sorrowful, mournful

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MARTINET

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strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules

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MAUDLIN

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overly sentimental

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MAWKISH

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sickeningly sentimental

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MENDACIOUS

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dishonest

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MENDICANT

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beggar

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MERCURIAL

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quick, shrewd and unpredictable

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MINATORY

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menacing, threatening

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MOLT

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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

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MORDACIOUS

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caustic, biting

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MOTE

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small particle, speck

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MULTIFARIOUS

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diverse

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MUNIFICIENT

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generous

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NADIR

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lowest point

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NIHILISM

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belief that existence and all traditional values are meaningless

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NUMISMATICS

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coin collecting

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OBFUSCATE

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to confuse, obscure

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OBSTREPEROUS

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troublesome, boisterous, unruly

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OMNISCENT

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having infinite knowledge

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PAEAN

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a song of praise or thanksgiving

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PALLIATE

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to make less serious, ease

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PANEGYRIC

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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PANOPLY

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impressive array

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PARLEY

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discussion, usually between enemies

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PAROCHIAL

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of limited scope or outlook, provincial

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PARSIMONY

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stinginess

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PASTICHE

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peice of literature or music imitating other works

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PECULATION

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theft of money or goods

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PENULTIMATE

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next to last

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PERAMBULATE

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walk about

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PERIPHRASTIC

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using circumlocution

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PERSPICACIOUS

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shrewd, astute, keen-witted

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PERTINACIOUS

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persistent, stubborn

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PHALANX

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massed group of soldiers, people or things

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PHILISTINE

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narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for are or culture

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PLANGENT

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resounding; plaintive

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PNEUMATIC

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relating to air; worked by compressed air

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POLEMIC

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controversy, argument; verbal attack

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PRECEPT

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principle; law

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PREDILECTION

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preference, liking

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PRESCIENT

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having foresight

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PRIVATION

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lack of usual necessities or comforts

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PROBITY

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honesty, high-mindedness

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PROLIX

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tedious; wordy

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PROMULGATE

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to make known publicly

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PROPINQUITY

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nearness

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PROPITIOUS

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favourable, advantageous

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PROSELYTIZE

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to induce someone to convert to a particular belief or religion

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PROSTRATE

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lying face-down, lying flat on the ground

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PROVIDENT

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prudent, frugal

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PRURIENT

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lustful, exhibiting lewd desires

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PUERILE

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childish, immature, silly

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PULCHRITUDE

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beauty

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PUNDIT

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an authority or critic

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QUOTIDIAN

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occuring daily; commonplace

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RACONTEUR

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a witty, skillful storyteller.

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RAILLERY

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lighthearted jesting

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RANCOR

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bitter hatred

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RAPACIOUS

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greedy; predatory

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RAPPROACHEMENT

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reestablishing a cordial relationship

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RAZE

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to tear down, demolish

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RECIDIVISM

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tendency to repeat previous behaviour

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RECONDITE

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relating to obscure learning; known to only a few

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RECREANT

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disloyal; cowardly

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REDRESS

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relief from wrong or injury

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REJOINDER

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response

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RENEGE

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to go back on one's word

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RENITENT

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resisting presure, obstinate

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REPAST

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meal

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REPROBATE

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morally unprincipled person

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REQUITE

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to return or repay