Gre Vocabulary (Part 1 - A-E)

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ABATE

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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ABSCOND

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to leave secretely

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ABSTAIN

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to choose not to do something

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ABYSS

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an extremely deep hole

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ADULTERATE

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to make impure

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ADVOCATE

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to speak in favor of

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AESTHETIC

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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ALLEVIATE

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to make more bearable

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AMALGAMATE

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to combine; to mix together

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AMBIGUOUS

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doubtful or uncertain

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AMELIORATE

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to make better; to improve

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of place in time

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ANALOGOUS

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similar or alike in some way

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ANOMALY

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deviation from what is normal

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ANTAGONIZE

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to annoy or provoke in anger

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ANTIPATHY

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extreme dislike

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APATHY

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lack of interest or emotion

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ARBITRATE

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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ARCHAIC

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ancient; old-fashioned

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ARDOR

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intense and passionate feeling

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ARTICULATE

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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ASSUAGE

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to make something unpleasant less sever

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ATTENUATE

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to reduce in force or degree

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AUDACIOUS

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fearless or daring

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AUSTERE

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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ABDICATE

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to give up a position, right, or power

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ABJURE

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to reject, abandon formally

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ABLUTION

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act of cleansing

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ABNEGATE

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to deny, renounce

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ABROGATE

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to abolish or invalidate by authority

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ABSTEMIOUS

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consuming moderately

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ABSTRUSE

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difficult to comprehend

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ABUT

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to touch, be in contact with

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ACERBIC

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bitter, sharp in taste or temper

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ACME

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highest point, summit

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ACQUIESCE

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to agree or comply in silence

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ADROIT

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skillful, accomplished, highly competent

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ADUMBRATE

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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way

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AERIE

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nook or next built high in the air

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ALTRUISM

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unselfish concern for others' welfare

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AMBULATORY

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itinerant; walking around

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AMORTIZE

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to diminish by installment payments

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ANCILLARY

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accesory, subordinate; helping

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ANTEDILUVIAN

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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure; coming before the biblical flood

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ANTHROPOMORPHIC

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attributing human qualities to non-humans

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APLOMB

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poise, confidence

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APOSTATE

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one who renounces a religious faith

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APOTHEGM

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a short, instructional saying

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APOTHEOSIS

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deification; glorified ideal

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ARBOREAL

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relating to trees; living in trees

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ASSIDUOUS

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diligent, persistent, hardworking

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BACCHANALIAN

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drunkenly festive

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BALK

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to refuse, shirk; prevent

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BEATIFIC

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saintly, angelic

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BEHEMOTH

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huge creature

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BELIE

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to misrepresent; expose as false

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BENISON

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blessing

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BIFURCATE

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divide into two parts

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BILIOUS

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easily irritated

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BONHOMIE

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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BULWARK

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defense wall; anything serving as defense

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BANAL

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predictable, cliched, boring

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BOLSTER

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to support, to prop up

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BOMBASTIC

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pompous in speech and manner

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CACOPHONY

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harsh, jarring noise

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CANDID

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impartial and honest in speech

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CAPRICIOUS

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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CASTIGATE

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to punish or criticize harshly

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CATALYST

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something that brings about a change in something else

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CAUSTIC

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biting in wit

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CHAOS

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great disorder or confusion

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CHAUVINIST

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs

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CHICANERY

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deception by means of craft or guile

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COGENT

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convincing and well reasoned

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CONVOLUTED

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intricate and complicated

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CORROBORATE

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to provide supporting evidence

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CREDULOUS

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too trusting; gullible

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CRESCENDO

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steadily increasing volume or force

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CAJOLE

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to flatter, coax, persuade

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CALAMITOUS

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disastrous, catastrophic

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CALUMNY

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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander

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CANARD

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a lie

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CAROM

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to strike and rebound

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CAVALCADE

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a procession

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CHAGRIN

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shame, embarassment, humiliation

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CHARLATAN

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quack, fake

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CHATTEL

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piece of personal property

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CHIMERICAL

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fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible

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CHOLERIC

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easily angered, short-tempered

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CHURLISH

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rude

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CISTERN

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tank for rainwater

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COALESCE

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to grow together; cause to unite as one

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COFFER

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strongbox, large chest for money

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COGNOMEN

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family name; any name, especially a nickname

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COMELINESS

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physical grace and beauty

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COMMODIUS

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roomy, spacious

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COMPUNCTIOUS

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feeling guilty or having misgivings

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CONCILIATORY

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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CONFLAGRATION

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big, destructive fire

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CONGENIAL

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similar in tastes or habits

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CONSANGUINEOUS

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of the same origin; related by blood

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CONTENTIOUS

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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

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CONTUMACIOUS

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rebellious

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CORPULENCE

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obesity, fatness, bulkiness

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CORRUGATE

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to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges

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COSSET

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to pamper, treat with great care

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COTERIE

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small group of persons with a similar purpose

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COVEN

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group of witches

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CURMUDGEON

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cranky person

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DECLIVITY

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downward slop

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DELETERIOUS

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harmful, destructive, detrimental

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DELUGE

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flood

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DEMAGOGUE

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leader or rabble-rouser who usually uses appeals to emotion or prejudice

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DENIGRATE

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to slur or blacken someone's reputation

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DESCRY

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to discover or reveal

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DIAPHANOUS

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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DICTUM

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authoritative statement; popular saying

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DIDACTIC

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excessively instructive

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DILUVIAL

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relating to a flood

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DIMINUTIVE

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small

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DISCOMFIT

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to cause perplexity and embarassment

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DISTAFF

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the female branch of a family

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DITHER

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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

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DIURNAL

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daily

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DOCTRINAIRE

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rigidly devoted to theories

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DOLOR

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sadness

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DOUGHTY

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courageous

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DROLL

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amusing in a wry, subtly way

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DYSPEPTIC

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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

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DECORUM

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appropriateness

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DEFERENCE

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respect, courtesy

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DERIDE

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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DESICCATE

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to dry out thoroughy

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DESULTORY

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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DIATRIBE

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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DIFFIDENT

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lacking self-confidence

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DILATE

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to make larger; to expand

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DILATORY

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intended to delay

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DILETTANTE

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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DIRGE

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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DISABUSE

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to set right; to free from error

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DISCERN

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to perceive; to recognize

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DISPARATE

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fundamentally different

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DISSEMBLE

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

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DISSONANCE

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

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DOGMA

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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DOGMATIC

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dictatorial in one's opinions

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DUPE

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to deceive

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ECLECTIC

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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EFFICACY

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effectiveness

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ELEGY

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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ELOQUENT

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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EMULATE

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to copy, to try to equal or excel

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ENERVATE

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to reduce in strength

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EBULLIENT

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exhilirated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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EFFLUVIA

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outpouring of gases or vapors

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EFFULGENT

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brilliantly shinning

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EGREGIOUS

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consicuously bad

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EMEND

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to correct a text

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EMOLIENT

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having soothing qualities, esp. for skin

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ENCOMIUM

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warm praise

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ENDEMIC

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belonging to a particular area, inherent

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ENGENDER

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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ENIGMA

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puzzle, mystery

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ENUMERATE

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to count, list, itemize

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EPHEMERAL

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only lasting a short time

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EQUIVOCATE

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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ERRATIC

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wandering and unpredictable

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ENGENDER

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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ENIGMA

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a puzzle, mystery

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ENUMERATE

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to count, list, itemize

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EPHEMERAL

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lasting a short time

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EQUIVOCATE

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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ERUDITE

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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ESOTERIC

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known or understood by only a few

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ESTIMABLE

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admirable

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EULOGY

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speech in praise of someone

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EUPHEMISM

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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EXACERBATE

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to make worse

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EXCULPATE

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to clear from blame, prove innocent

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EXIGENT

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urgent; requiring immediate attention

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EXONERATE

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to clear of blame

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EXPLICIT

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clearly stated or shown

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ENNUI

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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EPICURE

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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EPITOME

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representative of an entire group; summary

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ERSATZ

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fake

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ESCHEW

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to abstain from, avoid

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EVINCE

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to show clearly, display, signify

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EXORCISE

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to expel evil spirits

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EXPATIATE

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to wander; to discuss or describe at length

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EXPIATE

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to atone for; make ammends for

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EXPUNGE

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to erase, eliminate completely

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EXPURGATE

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to censor

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EXTEMPORANEOUS

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unrehearsed

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EXTOL

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to praise

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EXTRAPOLATE

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to estimate