Gre Vocabulary

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DERIVATIVE

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UNORIGINAL: OBTAINED FROM ANOTHER SOURCE

*ALTHOUGH HER EARLY POETRY WAS A DERIVATIVE IN NATURE, THE CRITICS THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD PROMISE AND EVENTUALLY WOULD FIND HER VOICE.

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DERMATOLOGIST

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ONE WHO STUDIES THE SKIN AND ITS DISEASES

*I ADVISE YOU TO CONSULT A DERMATOLOGIST ABOUT YOUR ACNE.

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I ADVISE YOU TO CONSULT A _ ABOUT YOUR ACNE

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DEROGATORY

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EXPRESSING A LOW OPINION

*I RESENT YOUR DEROGATORY REMARKS.

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DESRY

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TO CATCH SIGHT OF

*IN THE DISTANCE, WE COULD BARELY DESCRY THE ENEMY VESSELS

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DESECRATE

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PROFANE, TO VIOLATE THE SANCTITY OF

*THE INVADERS DESECRATED THE HOLLY SANCTUARY

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DESSICATE

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TO DRY UP


*THE PIONEERS USED TO DESSICATE FOOD INORDER TO PERSERVE IT.

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DESOLATE

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TO ROB THE JOY OF, JOYLESS, OR TO LAY WASTE TO

*HE WAS SO SICK OF PEOPLE THAT HE WAS READY TO HEAD FOR THE MOST DESOLATE PATCH OF WILDERNESS.
**THE BANDITS DESOLATED THE COUNTRYSIDE, BURNING FARMS AND CARRYING THE HARVEST

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DESPERADO

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RECKLESS OUTLAW

*ZORO WAS A DESPERADO WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD

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DESPISE

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TO LOOK WITH SCORN, REGARD AS WORTHLESS OR DISTASTEFUL

*I DESPISE ENEMY SPIES.

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GALVANIZE

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TO STIMULATE/ MOBILIZE INTO ACTION

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PAUCITY

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SMALL IN NUMBER/ SCARCITY

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EXACERBATE

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AGGRAVATE/TO MAKE MORE TENSE

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EXTOL

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TO PRAISE

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TENET

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A PRINCIPLE/ A BELIEF

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CAUSTIC

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SARCASTIC/ OR BITING/ BURNING

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RESCIND

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TO REMOVE

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SARDONIC

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DISTASTEFUL/ OR MOCKING

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AMELIORATE

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TO EASE/ MAKE BETTER

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BANAL

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BORING/ TRITE/ OVERWORKED/ OR CLICHED

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BENEDICTION

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BLESSING

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MISANTHROPE

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SOMEONE WHO HATES PEOPLE

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INCESSANT

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NEVER ENDING/ UNCEASING

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TURPITUDE

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TRAGEDY/ VILENESS/ DEPRAVITY

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EQUIVOCATE

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TO LIE/ TO OBSCURE THE TRUTH

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INTRINSIC

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INHERENT/ INNATE

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ABSOLVE

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TO FORGIVE

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PERUSE

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TO STUDY/ READ CAREFULLY

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CIRCUITOUS

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MEANS TO BE INDIRECT/ TO FOLLOW A CIRCULAR OR ROUNDABOUT INSTEAD OF A DIRECT PATH

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VILIFY

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TO CONDEMN/ CRITICIZE

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BENEDICTION

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BLESSING

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INIMICAL

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HOSTILE/ UNFRIENDLY


*EVEN THOUGH A CEASE FIRE HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR MONTHS, THE TWO SIDES WERE STILL INIMICAL TO EACH OTHER.
**A SMOKING HABIT IS INIMICAL TO GOOD HEALTH.

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INCHOATE

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-NOT FULLY FORMED/DISORGANIZED
-NOT COMPLETED/NOT YET DEVELOPED




*THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN NEITZCHE'S MATURE WORK ALSO APPEARED IN AN INCHOATE FORM IN HIS EARLIEST WRITINGS.

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IMPETUOUS

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QUICK TO ACT WITHOUT THINKING



*IT IS NOT GOOD FOR AN INVESTMENT BROKER TO BE IMPETUOUS SINCE MUCH THOUGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS.

AKA: IMPULSIVE/ SPONTANEOUS

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IMPETUS

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IMPULSE

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EULOGY

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SPEECH IN PRAISE OF SOMEONE


*HIS BEST FRIEND GAVE THE EULOGY, OUTLINING HIS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS AND TALENTS.

AKA: TO COMMEND/ EXTOL/ LAUD

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ESTIMABLE

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ADMIRABLE


*MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER IT ESTIMABLE THAT MOTHER TERESA SPENT HER LIFE HELPING THE POOR OF INDIA.

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EXIGENT

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URGENT: REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION



*THE PATIENT WAS LOSING BLOOD SO RAPIDLY THAT IT WAS EXIGENT TO STOP TEH SOURCE OF TEH BLEEDING.


AKA: CRITICAL/IMPERATIVE/URGENT

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INGENUOUS

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SHOWING INNOCENCE/ OR CHILDLIKE SIMPLICITY


*SHE WAS SO INGENUOUS THAT HER FRIENDS FEARED THAT HER INNOCENCE AND TRUSTFULNESS WOULD BE EXPLOTED WHEN SHE VISITED THE BIG CITY.

AKA: SIMPLE/ INNOCENT/ NAIVE

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INTRANSIGENT

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UNCOMPROMISING/ REFUSING TO BE RECONCILED/ REFUSING TO MODERATE A POSITION



*THE PROFESSOR WAS INTRANSIGENT ON THE DEADLINE, INSISTING THAT EVERYONE TURN THE ASSIGNMENT IN AT THE SAME TIME.


AKA: OBDURATE/ RIGID/ UNYIELDING/ UNBENDING/ UNRELENTING

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FACILE

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EASY, OR SUPERFICIAL

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PROFOUND

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DEEP OR SIGNIFICANT

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INTRACTABLE

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DIFFICULT TO MANAGE

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HYPERBOLIC

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EXAGERRATED

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ANTICLIMATIC

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DISAPPOINTING IN CONTRAST TO PREVIOUS EVENTS

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CLAIRVOYANT

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HAVING THE POWER TO SEE WHAT CANNOT BE PERCEIVED BY THE SENSES

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SUPERFLUOUS

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BEING BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED

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CALLOW

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Immature, lacking sophistication

The callow young fans naively expected their sports heroes behave as honorably off the field as they did on the field.

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PHLEGMATIC

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SHOWING LITTLE EMOTION


ALTHOUGH THE BOMB COULD GO OFF AT ANY MOMENT, THE PHLEGMATIC DEMOLITION EXPERT REMAINED CALM AND UNAFRAID.

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GARRULOUS

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TENDING TO TALK A LOT



THE GARRULOUS PARAKEET DISTRACTED ITS OWNER WITH ITS CONTINUOUS TALKING.

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OBSEQUIOUS

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OVERLY SUBMISSIVE AND EAGER TO PLEASE



THE OBSEQUIOUS NEW ASSOCIATE MADE SURE TO COMPLIMENT HER SUPERVISOR'S TIE AND AGREE WITH HIM ON EVERY ISSUE.

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IMPLACABLE

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UNABLE TO BE CALMED DOWN OR MADE PEACEFUL



HIS RAGE AT THE BETRAYAL WAS SO GREAT THAT HE REMAINED IMPLACABLE FOR WEEKS.

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INNOCUOUS

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HARMLESS



SOME SNAKES ARE POISONOUS, BUT MOST SPECIES ARE INNOCUOUS AND POSE NO DANGER TO HUMANS.

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LACONIC

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USING FEW WORDS



HE WAS THE CLASSIC LACONIC NATIVE OF MAINE, WHO TALKED AS IF HE WERE BEING CHARGED FOR EACH WORD.