Gre Words 1(V)

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Redound

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To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person's efforts or actions (usually used with to, on, or upon)

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Redound

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To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person's efforts or actions (usually used with to, on, or upon)

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Dissemble

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Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of

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Abeyance (need anecdote)

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Temporary suspension, inactivity

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Propitiate

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Attempt to reconcile with, satisfy, or reduce the animosity of (a person who is angry, offended, etc.)

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Anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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Panegyric

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Formal or lofty expression of praise

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Baying

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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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Fecund

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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Listeless

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Spiritless, lacking interest or energy

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Orotund

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Full, rich, and clear (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic

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Rococo

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Very elaborate and ornate (in decorating or metaphorically, as in speech and writing); relating to a highly ornate style of art and architecture in 18th-century France

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Vicissitude

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Changes or variations over time, esp. regular changes from one thing to another

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Welter

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Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)

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Militate

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Have a great effect, weigh heavily (often as militate against)

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Ostensible

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Professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way

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Overwrought

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Overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone

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Pare

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Peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife), reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts

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Turpitude

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Depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts

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Recrudescent

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Revival, breaking out into renewed activity

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Scintilla

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A tiny bit or trace

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Virago

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a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

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Wend

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go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route.

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Tumid

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swollen; pompous or bombastic

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Turgid

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Swollen, inflated; or, metaphorically "inflated," such as in overblown, pompous speech

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Vaunt

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boast about or praise (something), especially excessively

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Succor

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assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

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Supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

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Tamp

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press down tightly

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Froward

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habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

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Rubicund

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inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

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Peccadillo

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a petty misdeed

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Arrant

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thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant

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Obstreperous

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boisterously and noisily aggressive

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Occult

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hide from view

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Pique (Context)

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cause to feel resentment or indignation

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Volubility

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the quality of being facile in speech and writing

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Officious

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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

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Pastiche

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Mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically

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Winnow

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Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part

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Execrable

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extremely bad or unpleasan

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Expiate

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make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).

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Obsequy

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