Gre Vocabulary

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loathe

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verb: to hate intensely
"She loathed being made fun of"
hint for separating from adj loath: lo-athe (athe=hate)

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loath

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adjective: unwilling
"He is loath to go outside when it is raining so hard"

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wangle

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verb: to attain through disonhest means
"Jim wangled his way to the front of the line with a smile and a $20 bill"

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wrangle

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verb: to argue or dispute noisily
"Standing near the end of a very long line, Jim thought better than to wrangle with those who had just cut in front of him."

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vindictive

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adjective: likely to seek revenge

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vindicate

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verb: to clear or free from blame/accusation

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clement

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adjective: mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate

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prevailing

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adjective: predominant

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inscrutable

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adjective: (usually motives) difficult to fathom or comprehend
"His face was inscrutable as he laid down his cards to reveal a winning hand"

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recondite

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adjective: difficult to understand or obscure/little known
"Quantum physics is a recondite field because very few people really understand it"

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reckon

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verb: to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount, consider, regard as
"I reckon that if there are many clouds in the sky it is likely to rain"

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mutable

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adjective: liable or subject to change or alteration, given to changing
"His mind was mutable when considering what to have for dinner"

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rash

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adjective: acting too hastily or without due consideration
"He made a rash decision to quit his job without considering the ramifications"

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virtuous

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adjective: conforming to moral and ethical principles, upright

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transparent

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adjective: obvious, easily seen through, recognized, or detected.

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thrifty

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adjective: practicing economical management, frugal
"They were thrifty at the grocery store, always finding the best deals to make their dollar go further."

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spendthrift

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noun: one who is wasteful with money
"As a spendthrift, he lived well beyond his means; always in debt"
synonym (as noun): prodigal

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frugal

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adjective: thrifty

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miserly

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adjective: (with negative connotation) overly careful with money, stingy
"She was known as a miserly woman, not even spending money on new shoes when hers wore out completely."

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parsimonious

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adjective: stingy, miserly, overly careful with money
synonyms: miserly, stingy, penurious

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sybarite

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noun: one who indulges in luxury, usually a wealthy person
"Having millions of dollars lead him to buy 2 brand new cars and install a luxury hot tub and pool at his house. He became known as a sybarite."

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impecunious

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adjective: having little or no money; poor
synonyms: destitute, indigent

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penurious

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adjective:
extremely poor; destitute; indigent
(could be miserly or stingy, too).

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insolvent

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adjective: unable to satisfy creditors, inability to pay bills
"He proved he was insolvent and declared bankruptcy"

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solvent

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adjective: able to pay all debts; having the power of disolving

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affluent

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adjective: wealthy
"She was an affluent woman who always wore the nicest name-brand clothing and had the newest model car."

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profligate

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adjective: recklessly extravagant; shamelessly wasteful with money

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prodigal

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adjective: wastefully or recklessly extravagant
synonym (as noun): spendthrift

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defray

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verb: to help pay the cost of, either in part or in full
"In order for Allen to attend the prestigious university, his magnanimous uncle helped defray the excessive tuition with a monthly infusion of cash"

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stipend

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noun: a regular allowance, usually for a student

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quittance

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noun: a discharge from a debt or obligation
"When she paid the final payment to the credit card company, she was given a quittance."

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dupe

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verb: to trick or swindle
"She was duped into paying the restaurant check for everyone instead of only herself"
synonyms: mulct, fleece, swindle

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mulct

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verb: to trick or swindle; or to fine someone
synonyms: dupe, swindle, fleece

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fleece

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verb: swindle or dupe
synonyms: dupe, mulct, swindle

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avarice

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noun: greed for possessions or money
synonyms: greed, cupidity

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cupidity

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noun: excessive desire for money
synonyms: greed, avarice

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chary (chariness)

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adjective: cautious or careful; wary; shy; timid (carefulness, shyness..etc.)

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penury

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noun: extreme poverty; destitution

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infamy

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noun: extremely bad reputation

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cant

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noun: hypocrtical or insincere speech that is usually filled with latitudes
"Hardly the religious type from Monday to Saturday, Michael would return from church on Sunday full of cant on how he would turn from his immoral ways."
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noun: talk of the underworld. Any speech particular to a group; jargon, argot.
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noun: an angle or tilt
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verb: to tilt or move suddenly

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wont

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adjective: accustomed or likely to do something
"He is wont to studying late at night, sometimes as late as 3 in the morning"

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unwonted

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adjective: atypical, not customary
*usually used to modify an abstract noun/quality
"For someone so timid, she spoke with unwonted flair, dazzling those who usually slept during her lectures."

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wherewithal

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noun: means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially concerning money
"He had the wherewithal to pay his rent."

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intrepid

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adjective: resolutely fearless; dauntless
"She was an intrepid woman, jumping from that car."

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chaff

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noun: the husks for grain or grasses that are separated during threshing.
noun: worthless matter; refuse

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thresh

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verb: to separate the grain or seeds by some mechanical mean
verb: to beat as if with a flail

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chafe

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verb: to wear or abrade by rubbing
verb: to irritate; annoy or to be irritated or annoyed
"He chafed at the constant squawking of the birds"
"The birds chafed him with their constant squawking"