Gre Word List 4

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Ambivalence

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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

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Cantankerous

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bad tempered; quarrelsome

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Derogatory

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uncomplimentary; pejorative

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Exemplify

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to serve as a good example

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Impecunious

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having no money

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Lucid

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clear

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Ornate

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highly decorated

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Precipice

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steep slope

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Salubrious

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health-giving; healthy

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Truant

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shirker; someone absent without permission

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Ambulatory

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able to walk around (used of a hospital)

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Capacious

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spacious

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Desecrate

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to damage or pollute a holy place

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Exhaustive

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complete and thorough

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Impious

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wicked; profane

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Ludicrous

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ridiculous; silly

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Orthodox

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conventional

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Precipitous

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1. done in a hurry 2. steep; sharp; abrupt

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Salutary

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something which teaches a lesson; beneficial

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Truncate

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cut short

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Ameliorate

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make better

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Capitulate

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surrender; give in to

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Desecration

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spoiling something holy

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Exonerates

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acquits; absolves; removes blame

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Impoverished

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destitute; poor

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Lukewarm

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1. unenthusiastic 2. neither hot nor cold

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Ossify

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1. turn to bone 2. become fixed and rigid

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Preclude

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prevent or make impossible

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Sanctimonious

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hypocritically holy

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Tumult

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uproar; noise

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Amelioration

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improvement

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Carping

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constantly criticizing

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Desist

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stop; discontinue; cease

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Exorcism

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getting rid/free of; eliminating (especially demons)

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Impromptu

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unrehearsed; spontaneous

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Lummox

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clumsy person; blunderbuss; dolt

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Ostentatious

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showy

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Precocious

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developing early

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Sanction

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give approval to

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Turpitude

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depravity; wickedness; corruption

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Amiable

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friendly

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Cartographer

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person who makes maps

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Despondent

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having no hope; miserable; melancholy

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Expatriate

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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country

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Inadvertent

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not intentional

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Luscious

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juicy; moist; succulent

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Oust

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push out of a position

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Predecessor

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one who came before

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Sanguinary

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bloodthirsty or bloody

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Tyro

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beginner; novice

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Amity

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friendship

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Castigate

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scold strongly

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Destitution

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hardship; poverty; misery

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Expedient

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convenient; practical

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Incantation

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invocation; prayer; chant

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Lynch

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assassinate; kill; illegal hanging

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Overt

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obvious; not hidden

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Predicament

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dilemma; difficult situation

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Sanguine

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optimistic; cheerful

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Ubiquitous

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found everywhere; omnipresent

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Amorphous

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lacking in shape

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Catharsis

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purging of pent up emotions

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Deter

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put off; prevent

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Expedite

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make faster

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Incarceration

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putting in prison

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Machinations

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plots and plans

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Overwrought

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worked up; in an emotional state

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Preeminent

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famous; outstanding

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Sardonic

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mocking

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Unalloyed

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undiluted; total

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Analgesic

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medicine to combat pain

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Caucus

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type of private political meeting

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Deteriorate

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worsen; decline

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Exposition

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clear explanation

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Incessant

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without stopping

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Maelstrom

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whirlpool; storm in the ocean

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Palatable

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good to eat; agreeable

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Prerogative

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right or privilege

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Savant

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person with knowledge

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Unctuous

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oily; using excessive flattery

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Analogous

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comparable

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Caustic

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burning

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Detrimental

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harmful

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Extol

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praise

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Incipient

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just beginning

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Magnanimous

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generous; big-hearted

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Palisade

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fence made of posts

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Prescient

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having fore-knowledge

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Scale

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to climb

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Undermined

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damaged; attacked

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Anarchy

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chaos; lack of government

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Cavalcade

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procession of vehicles

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Devoured

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greedily eaten/consumed

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Extradite

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deport from one country back to the home country

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Inclination

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tendency; a leaning toward

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Magnate

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powerful businessman

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Palliative

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a remedy that improves but doesn't cure

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Presentiment

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a feeling that something might happen

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Scapegoat

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person on whom blame is placed for faults of others

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Underscore

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emphasize