Gre Vocabulary September 2007

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scad

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noun
a large quantity

Hint 1

scads of ...

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censure

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noun
1. the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension
2. an official reprimand.
3. the state of excommunication.

verb
1. to criticize harshly.
2. to formally rebuke.

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apotheosis

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noun
1. glorification, sometimes to a divine level; deification
2. a glorified example, the apex of perfection.
3. (Mythology) becoming a deity

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abrogate

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verb
1. (transitive) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
2. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.

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chary

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adjective
Cautious, wary, shy, ungenerous.

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lugubrious

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adjective
gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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stilted

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adjective
1. (of language) stiff and artificially formal

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ungainly

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adjective
1. clumsy; lacking grace.
2. difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.

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quixotic

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adjective
1. Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
2. Impulsive.
3. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.

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abstemious

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adjective
1. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
2. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. - Gibbon
3. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

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restive

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adjective
1. impatient under duress or control
2. resistant of control; stubborn
3. refusing to move

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gander

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noun
1. a male goose.
2. (slang) A look (used only in the expression to have/take a gander).

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drake

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noun
1. a male duck.
2. a small type of dragon.

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bridle

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noun
1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
2. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.

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shoal

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noun
1. A large number of fish of the same species swimming together.
2. A sandbank or bar creating a shallow

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firebrand

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noun
1. a piece of burning wood or other material
2. a person who kindles strife or encourages unrest; an agitator; troublemaker

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gamely

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adverb
in a game or plucky manner

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calumny

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noun
1. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation

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aspersion

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noun
1. a. An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
b. The act of defaming or slandering
2. A sprinkling, especially with holy water

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apocryphal

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adjective
1. of doubtful authorship or authenticity
2. Ecclesiastical a. of or pertaining to the Apocrypha b. of doubtful sanction; uncanonical
3. false; spurious

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pulchritude

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noun
physical beauty; comeliness

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languor

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noun
1. lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness
2. lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation
3. physical weakness or faintness
4. emotional softness or tenderness

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hidebound

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adjective
1. narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible
2. oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative
3. (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide

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truculent

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adjective
1. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing
3. aggressively hostile; belligerent