Gre Word List 4

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apothegm

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n. pithy, compact saying

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apotheosis

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n. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

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apparition

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n. ghost; phantom

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appellation

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n. name; title

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application

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n. diligent attention. Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised hiim for his application.

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apposite

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adj. appropriate; fitting

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apprise

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v. inform

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approbation

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n. approval

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appropriate

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v. acquire; take possession for one's own use. The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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appurtenances

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n. subordinate possessions

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apropos

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adj. to the point and timely.

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apropos

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prep. with referece to; regarding. Apropos the waltz, the dance has its faults.

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aquiline

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adj. curved, hooked

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arabesque

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n. style of decoration involving intertwined plants and abstract curves; ballet position with one leg supporting the weight of the body, while the other leg is extended in back.

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arable

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adj. fit for growing crops

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arbiter

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n. person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge

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arbitrary

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adj. unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical

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arboretum

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n. place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited.

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arcane

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adj. secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated.

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archaic

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adj. antiquated

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archipelago

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n. group of closely located islands

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ardor

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n. heat; passion; zeal

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arduous

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adj. hard; strenuous

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argot

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n. slang

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aria

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n. operatic solo

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arid

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adj. dry; barren

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armada

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n. fleet of warships

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arraign

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v. charge incourt; indict

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array

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1. v. marshal; draw up in order. His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him
2. v. clothe; adorn. She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening

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arryhthmic

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adj. lacking rhythm or regularity

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arroyo

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n. gully

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artful

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adj. cunning; crafty; sly.

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artifact

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n. object made by human beings, either hand made or mass-produced

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artifice

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n. deception; trickery

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artisan

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n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

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artless

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adj. without guile; open and honest

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ascendancy

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n. controlling influence

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ascertain

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v. find out for certain

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ascetic

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adj. practicing self-denial; austere

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ascribe

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v. refer; attribute; assign

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ashen

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adj. ash colored; deadly pale

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asinine

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adj. stupid

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askance

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adv. with a sideways or indirect look

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asperity

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n. sharpness (of temper)

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aspersion

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n. slanderous remark

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aspirant

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n. seeker after position or status

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assail

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v. assault

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assay

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v. analyze; evaluate

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assent

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v. agree; aceept

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assiduous

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adj. diligent

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assimilate

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v. absorb; cause to become homogenous

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assuage

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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)