Gre Word List 12

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Abysmal

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very deep; very bad

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Approbation

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approval

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Bent

Back 3

inclination; aptitude; penchant; proclivity

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Cadge

Back 4

get by begging

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Debacle

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disaster

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Extemporize

Back 6

speak without preparation or rehearsal; impromptu

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Incumbents

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occupiers of a job or position

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Lambaste

Back 8

attack verbally; censure; harangue

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Noisome

Back 9

disgusting

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Pastiche

Back 10

imitative work (usually artistic)

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Arboreal

Back 11

living in trees; concerned with trees

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Centrifuge

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device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed

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Cloistered

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isolated; sequestered; recluse

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Disabuse

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make someone aware of an error in thinking

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Engendering

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causing; bringing into being

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Intemperate

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excessive; immoderate

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Lugubrious

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sad; gloomy; melancholy; dismal

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Nonplussed

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confused

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Pedagogy

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science of education; teaching

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Satiate

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satisfy; fill completely; slake

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Slake

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quench; satisfy

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Artless

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without effort; without trickery; simple

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Comeliness

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beauty; prettiness

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Doff

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take off (esp. of a hat)

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Don

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put on (esp. of clothes)

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Erudition

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learning; scholarly knowledge

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Plaintive

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sad; mournful

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Suborn

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bribe

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Tendentious

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dogmatic; biased

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Tortuous

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indirect; winding

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Verbiage

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excessive or meaningless wordiness

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Atonement

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making amends for a sin or crime

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Complaisance

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flexibility; willingness to please

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Daguerreotype

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forerunner of the photograph

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Fawn

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behave in a sycophantic way; grovel

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Gregariousness

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sociability; liking for crowds

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Nascent

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emerging; newly formed

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Paean

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praise; tribute

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Reproof

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scolding; criticism

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Scurvy

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1. disease due to lack of vitamin C 2. contemptible; rascally

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Tutelary

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serving as a guardian

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Abscission

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cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

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Contentious

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causing argument

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Debilitating

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weakening

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Foible

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a quirk; minor weakness

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Importune

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beg; solicit

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Pertain

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be relevant to

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Slew

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glut; excess; abundance

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Toady

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sycophant; flatterer

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Torrid

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hot and steamy

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Veracious

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true [veracity (n)]

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Asperity

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using harsh or critical tone

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Blowhard

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boastful person; braggart

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Disingenuous

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crafty

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Evanescent

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short-lived; transient; ephemeral

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Intangible

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cannot be touched; abstract

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Labile

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changing rapidly; unstable

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Malapropism

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use of similar sounding but incorrect word

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Posture

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to put on an act; attempt to impress or mislead

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Proximate

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immediate; nearest

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Pugnacious

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aggressive; ready to fight; belligerent; bellicose

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Foreshadowed

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indicate a future event

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Gaucherie

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awkwardness

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Heterodox

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unorthodox

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Inscrutability

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quality of being difficult to comprehend

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Limerick

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short amusing poem

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Mannered

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stylized; pretentious

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Pluck

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courage

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Sedulous

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persevering; eager and thorough

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Syllogism

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type of logical reasoning

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Vicissitude

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unexpected change in fortune or circumstances

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Acolyte

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disciple; follower or attendant

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Admonitory

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scolding; warning

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Caprices

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whimsies; fancies

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Cornucopia

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symbol (horn filled with fruit) denoting natural abundance

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Deferential

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showing respect

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Intractability

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stubbornness; resistance

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Luminary

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eminent person; famous and respected

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Minion

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underling; servant

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Undergird

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support; strengthen; bolster; buttress

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Vitiate

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weaken; sap energy

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Coterie

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clique; small group with common interests

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Denigrate

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decry; criticize; belittle

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Empirical

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found by experiment or practice

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Gainsay

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contradict

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Modest

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1. bashful; unpretentious 2. not excessive

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Prolixity

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wordiness

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Rebus

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puzzle in which pictures give clues

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Sere

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withered; old

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Vulpine

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like a fox

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Corroborate

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give supporting evidence; substantiate

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Exacerbated

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made worse

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Exact

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to demand; extort

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Faddish

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whimsical; following a fashion

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Hapless

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unlucky

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Misconstrue

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put a wrong interpretation on something

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Perennial

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long lasting

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Rent

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torn (past participle of verb "rend")

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Shard

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fragment of pottery

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Xenophobe

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person afraid of foreigners