Gre Vocabulary P-R

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paean

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a formal expression of praise

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palatial

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suitable for or like a palace

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palliate

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provide physical relief, as from pain

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palpability

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the quality of being perceivable by touch

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panegyric

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a formal expression of praise

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paradigm

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a standard or typical example

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

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parsimonious

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excessively unwilling to spend

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partisan

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a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections

an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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paucity

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an insufficient quanity or number

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peccadillo

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a petty misdeed

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pedantic

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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially its trival aspects

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pellucid

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transparently clear, easily understandable

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penchant

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a strong liking

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penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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penury

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a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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peregrination

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travel, especially by foot

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peremptory

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putting an end to all debate or action

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perennial

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lasting an indefinitely long time

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perfidious

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tending to betray, especially having a treacherous character as attributed by the Romans

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perfidy

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an act of deliberate betrayal

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perfunctory

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hasty and without attention to detail

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peripatetic

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a follower of Aristotle

a person who walks from place to place

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pernicious

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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

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perspicacity

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the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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petrous

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resembling stone in hardness

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philistine

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a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

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phlegmatic

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showing little emotion

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picaresque

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involving clever rogues or adverturers especially as in a type of fiction

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pied

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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

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pious

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having, showing or expressing reverence for a deity

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piquant

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attracting or delighting

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pique

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tightly woven fabric

a sudden outburst of anger

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pith

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the choicest or most essential part of some idea or experience

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placate

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gain the good will of

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platitude

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a trite or obvious remark

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polemical

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of or involving dispute or controversy

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portent

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a sign of something about to happen

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precept

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a doctrine that is taught

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precipitate

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seperate as a fine suspension of solid particles

bring about abruptly

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preclude

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keep from happening or arising

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precursory

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warning of future misfortune

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predilection

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a predisposistion in favor of something

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predominate

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be larger in numbers, quanity, power or importance

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preponderance

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a superiority in power or influence

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presage

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a sign of something about to happen

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preternatural

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existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

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prevaricate

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withold information

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probity

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complete and confirmed integrity

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proclivity

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a natural inclination

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prodigal

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a recklessly extravagant consumer

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prodigious

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so great in size or force as to elicit awe

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profligate

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a dissolute man in fashionable society

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profundity

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intellectual depth, keen isnight

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prolix

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tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

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prone

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lying face down

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propinquity

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the property of being close together

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propitiate

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make peace with

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propitiatory

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intended to reconcile or appease

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances

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prosaic

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not challenging, dull and lacking excitement

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proscribe

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command against

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protracted

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relatively long in duration

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provident

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providing carefully for the future

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provisional

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under terms not final or fully worked out

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pugnacious

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ready and able to resort to force or violence

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punctilious

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marked by precise accordance with details

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purvey

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supply with provisions

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pusillanimous

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lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution

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quaff

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a hearty draft

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quiescent

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causing no systems

being quiet or still

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quixotic

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not sensible about practical matters, unrealistic

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quotidian

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found in the ordinary course of events

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rabble

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a disorderly crowd of people

dispargaing terms for the common people

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raffish

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marked by a carefree unconventionality

marked by smartness in dress or manner

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ramify

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divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

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rancorous

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showing deep seated resentment

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rapacious

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devouring or craving food in great quantities

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rarefy

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weaken the consistency of

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recalcitrant

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marked by stubborn resistance to authority

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recompense

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the act of compensating for services, loss or injury

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recondite

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difficult to penetrate, incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding

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recourse

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act of turning to for assistance

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redoubtable

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inspiring fear

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refractory

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lining consisting of material with a high melting point

resistant to authority or control

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refulgent

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radiating or as if radiating light

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regale

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provide with choice or abundant food or drink

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regicide

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the act of killing a king

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relegate

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assign to a class or kind

assign to a lower posistion, reduce in rank

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remonstrate

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censure severely or angrily

argue in protest or opposistion

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render

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give or supply

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repast

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the food served and eaten at one time

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reprobate

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a person without moral scruples

reject as invalid

express strong disapproval of

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repudiate

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refuse to acknowledge, ratify or recognize as valid

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requite

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make repayment or return something

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restive

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impatient, especially under restriction or delay

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reticent

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

cool and formal in manner

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revere

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a lapel on a woman's garment, turned back to show the reverse side

love unquestioningly and uncritically

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rubric

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category name

a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type

an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure

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ruffian

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a cruel and brutal fellow