Hit Parade Group 3 - Cracking The Gre 2009

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acumen

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noun - keen, accurate judgement or insight

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adulterate

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verb - to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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verb - to combine several elements into a whole (noun form: amalgamation)

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archaic

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adjective - outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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aver

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verb - to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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bolster

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verb - to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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adjective - pompous; grandiloquent (noun form: bombast)

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diatribe

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noun - a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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verb - to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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adjective - departing from norms or conventios

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endemic

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adjective - characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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adjective - tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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exacerbate

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verb - to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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adjective - greatly emotional or zealous (noun form: fervor)

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fortuitous

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adjective - happening by accident or chance

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germane

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adjective - relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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noun - pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent)

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hackneyed

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adjective - rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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adjective - calm and peaceful

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hedonism

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noun - devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)

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hegemony

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noun - the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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noun - one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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adjective - given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun form: idolatry)

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impassive

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adjective - revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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adjective - marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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implacable

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adjective - not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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noun - immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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adjective - in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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adjective - unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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adjective - without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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loquacious

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adjective - extremely talkative (noun form: loquacity)

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luminous

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adjective - characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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malevolent

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adjective - having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun form: malevolence)

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malleable

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adjective - capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

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mendacity

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noun - the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj. form: mendacious)

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meticulous

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adjective - characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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misanthrope

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noun - one who hates all other humans (adj. form: misanthropic)

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mitigate

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verb - to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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obdurate

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adjective - unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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obsequious

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adjective - exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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verb - to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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noun - disgrace; contempt; scorn

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pedagogy

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noun - the profession of principles or teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

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adjective - overly concerned with with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge

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penury

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noun - poverty; destitution

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pervasive

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adjective - having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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verb - to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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pirate

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verb - to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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noun - the essential or central part

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pithy

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adjective - precise and brief

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placate

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verb - to appease; to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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noun - a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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verb - to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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adjective - controversial; argumentative

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prodigal

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adjective - recklessly wasteful; extravagent; profuse; lavish

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profuse

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adjective - given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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proliferate

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verb - to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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queries

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noun - questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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querulous

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adjective - prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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rancorous

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adjective - characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form: rancor)

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recalcitrant

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adjective - obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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repudiate

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verb - to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

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rescind

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verb - to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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reverent

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adjective - marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun form: reverence)

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rhetoric

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noun - the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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adjective - promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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adjective - able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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adjective - seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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spurious

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adjective - lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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subpoena

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noun - a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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succinct

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adjective - brief; concise

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superfluous

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adjective - exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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noun/verb - an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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noun - the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj. form: tenacious)

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tenuous

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adjective - having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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tirade

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noun - a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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transient

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adjective - fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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zealous

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adjective - fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)