Kaplan Gre Part 2

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Variegated adj

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varied; Marked with different colors

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diversified.

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articulate adj

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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eloquent, lucid, silver tongue, smooth spoken

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Molt V

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to shed hair, skin , or an outer layer periodically.

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cast, defoliate, desquamate.

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Nascent Adj

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Starting to develop; Coming into existence.

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embryonic, emerging, inchoate, incipient.

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Nettle V

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To irritate

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Annoy, Vex

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Anachronism N

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Something out of place in time

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Archaism, Incongruity.

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Abate V

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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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Ebb, lapse, let up, moderate, relent, slacken, subside, wane

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Abdicate V

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To give up a position, Right , or power

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Cede, Quit, Relinquish, Resign, Yield.

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Contumacious Adj

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Rebellious

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Factious, insubordinate, Insurgent, Mutinous, Seditious.

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Condone V

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To overlook, Pardon, or Disregard

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Exculpate, Excuse, Pardon, Remit.

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Cogent Adj

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Convincing and well reasoned

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Persuade, Solid, Sound, Telling, Valid

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Apocryphal Adj

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Of questionable authority or authenticity.

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Disputed, Doubtful , Fictitous, Fraudulent.

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Apostate N

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One who renounces a religious faith

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Defector, Deserter, Traitor.

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Craven Adj

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Lacking Courage

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Fainthearted, Spineless, Timid.

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Viscous Adj

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Thick and Adhesive, Like a slow-flowing fluid

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Gelatinous, Glutinous, Thick

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Vacillate V

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To physically sway ; to be indecisive.

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Oscillate, fluctuate, waver, falter, dither

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Zealot N

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Someone passionately devoted a cause.

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enthusiast, fanatic, militant, radical.

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Ameliorate V

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To make better , Improve.

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Amend, Better, Improve, pacify, Upgrade.

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Amulet n

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An ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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Fetish, Talisman

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Analgesia n

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A lessening of pain without loss of consciousness.

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Verbose Adj

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Wordy

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Longwinded, Loquacious, Prolix, Superflous

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Cupidity N

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Greed , Strong desire

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Avarice, Covetousness, rapacity

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Assail V

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To attack, To assault

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Beset, Storm, Strike.

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Assuage V

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To make something unpleasant less severe.

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Allay, Alleviate, Appease, Comfort, Conciliate, ease, Lighten, Mitigate, placate, palliate

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Attenuate V

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to reduce in force or degree, to weaken.

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debilitate , devitalize, dillute, enervate, enfeeble.

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Audacious adj

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Fearless and daring

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brave , bold, courageous, dauntless, valorous, valiant.

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Augury N

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A prophecy, A prediction of events

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Auspice, Harbinger, Omen, Portent, Presage.

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August Adj

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Dignified, Grandoise,

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Admirable, awesome, grand, majestic.

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Austere Adj

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Severe or stern in appearance, undecorated.

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Bleak, Dour, Grim, Harsh, Severe

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Axiom N

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Premise, Postulate, Self-eveident truth

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adage, aphorism, apothegm, maxim , rule

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Misanthrope n

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A person who dislikes others

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Curmudgeon

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Coterie N

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An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose.

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Clique, Set

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Cloying Adj

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Sickly sweet, Excessive

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Fulsome

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Meretricious Adj

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Falsely attractive, Gaudy

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Flashy, Insincere, loud, tawdry, specious

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Mollify V

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To calm or make less severe

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Appease, assuage, Concilitate, Pacify

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Meticulous Adj

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Extremely careful , fastidious, painstaking.

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finicky, fussy, picky, precise, punctilious, scrupulous.

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Malediction n

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A curse, A wish of evil upon another.

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Anathema, Imprecation

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Mendacious Adj

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Dishonest

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Deceitful, False, Lying, Untruthful

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Anodyne N

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Something that calms or soothes pain

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Narcotic, nepenthe, opiate

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Arrogate V

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To Claim without justification , to clam oneself without right.

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Appropriate, Presume , Take

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Abjure V

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To reject, To abandon formally

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Forswear, Recall, Recant, Retract, take back

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Abeyance n

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Temporary supression or suspension

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Deferral, delay , Dormancy, postponement

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Adulterate V

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To make impure

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debase , Doctor, Load

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Waver v

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To fluctuate between choices

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dither, falter, Oscillate, vacillate

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Venerable Adj

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Respected because of age

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Distinguished, Elderly

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Vernal Adj

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Related to spring, Fresh

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Springlike, Youthful

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Vestige N

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A Trace , Remnant

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Relic, Remains, Sign

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Vedant Adj

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Green with vegetation, Inexperienced

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Grassy, Leafy, Wooded.

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Venerate V

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To respect deeply

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Adore, Honor, Idolize, Revere

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Bilk v

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To cheat , To defraud

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Beat, Overreach