Hit Parade Group 1 (Gre Vocab)

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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: aberration)

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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, rule, or form; 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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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 astute 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 viability

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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 (adjective 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 temperamental 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 of 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 humerous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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Perennial

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adjective; recurrent through 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 (adjective)

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adjective; acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate (verb)

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verb; to or happen before anticipated or required

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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 previously 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, esp. to a lower place or question

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Reticent

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adjective; quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or 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; occuring 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; the combination of parts to make a whole (vern form: synthesis)

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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; truthfullness, honesty

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Virulent

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adjective; extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Voracious

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adjective; having an 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 an opinion