Kaplan Top Gre Words 3

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inchoate

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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

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ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

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laconic

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using few words

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lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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laud

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to give praise; to glorify

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lavish

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to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

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lethargic

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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metaphor

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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

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meticulous

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extremely careful about details

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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mollify

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to calm ot make less severe

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monotony

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lack of variation

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naive

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lacking sophistication or experience

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn, unyielding

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paradox

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a contradicaton or dilemma

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidous

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willing to betray one's trust

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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permeate

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to penetrate

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philanthropy

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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plastic

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

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plethora

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excess

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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pervaricate

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to lie or deviate from truth

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pristine

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted

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prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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propriety

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs