Hit Parade Group 1 - Cracking The Gre 2009

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abscond

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verb - to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adjective - deviating from the norm (noun form: abberation)

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alacrity

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noun - eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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noun - deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

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approbation

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noun - an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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adjective - strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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verb - to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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adjective - daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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austere

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adjective - without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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adjective - taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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canonical

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adjective - following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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capricious

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adjective - inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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verb - to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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noun - trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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noun - an informed and austute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted

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adjective - complex or complicated

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disabuse

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verb - to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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adjective - conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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adjective - fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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noun - extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent

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adjective - well-spoken; expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

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enervate

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verb - to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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noun - dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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verb - to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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erudite

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adjective - very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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exculpate

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verb - exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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adjective - urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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adjective - improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster

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noun - intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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verb - to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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adjective - artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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adjective - accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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adjective - easily angered; prone to tempermental outbursts

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laud

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verb - to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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lucid

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adjective - clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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noun - the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

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martial

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adjective - associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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adjective - of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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adjective - coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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adjective - vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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noun - a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adjective - harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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adjective - lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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verb - to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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adjective - troubling; burdensome

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paean

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noun - a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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noun - a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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adjective - recurrent throughout the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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noun - intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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perfunctory

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adjective - cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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adjective - acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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prattle

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verb - to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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adjective - acting with excessive haste or impulse

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predilection

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noun - a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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noun - foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring (adj. form: prescient)

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prevaricate

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verb - to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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noun - misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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verb - to retract, esp. a previsouly held belief

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refute

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verb - to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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verb - to forcibly assign, eps. to a lower place or position

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reticent

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adjective - quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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adjective - concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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adjective - characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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adjective - occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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verb - to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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adjective - not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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verb - to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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verb - to block; thwart

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synthesis

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noun - then combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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torque

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noun - a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adjective - winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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truculent

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adjective - fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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noun - truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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adjective - having and insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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verb - to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion