Major Tests Gre Wordlist 08

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Atheist

Back 1

person who does not believe in God

Front 2

Colloquial

Back 2

local and informal (used of language)

Front 3

Dotard

Back 3

foolish old man

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Furrow

Back 4

groove

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Instigator

Back 5

troublemaker; person who entices others to do something

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Misnomer

Back 6

wrong name

Front 7

Percipient

Back 7

perceptive; insightful

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Quaff

Back 8

drink down quickly

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Staunch

Back 9

loyal; faithful; dependable

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Vilification

Back 10

blackening someone's name

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Atrophy

Back 11

waste away from lack of use

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Collusion

Back 12

plotting and planning

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Drawl

Back 13

speak slowly with words running together

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Furtive

Back 14

hidden and secret

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Insurgent

Back 15

a rebel

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Misogynist

Back 16

hater of women

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Perdition

Back 17

damnation

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Quagmire

Back 18

marsh; bog

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Stereotype

Back 19

fixed image

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Vindicate

Back 20

prove right; remove blame

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Attenuate

Back 21

weaken

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Commandeer

Back 22

take possession of

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Drivel

Back 23

nonsense

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Futile

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useless; hopeless

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Interminable

Back 25

never-ending

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Misrepresentation

Back 26

deliberately deceiving

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Peremptory

Back 27

in a commanding manner

Front 28

Quaint

Back 28

picturesque

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Stevedore

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dockworker

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Virtuoso

Back 30

an accomplished musician

Front 31

Augment

Back 31

increase; make bigger

Front 32

Complacent

Back 32

self-satisfied; smug

Front 33

Droll

Back 33

dryly amusing

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Galleon

Back 34

ancient type of sailing ship

Front 35

Intermittent

Back 35

sporadic; irregular

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Mitigate

Back 36

lessen; make less severe

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Perfidy

Back 37

treachery

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Quandary

Back 38

dilemma; puzzle

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Stifle

Back 39

suppress

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Virulent

Back 40

dangerous; harmful

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Auspicious

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favorable; promising to turn out well

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Compliant

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easy to control; submissive

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Drone

Back 43

1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee

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Gambol

Back 44

frolic; leap; bound

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Intransigence

Back 45

stubbornness

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Modicum

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small amount

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Perfunctory

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superficial; cursory

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Quarantine

Back 48

isolation to prevent the spread of disease

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Stoic

Back 49

known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain

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Vital

Back 50

essential; alive; important

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Austere

Back 51

severely plain

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Concatenate

Back 52

link together

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Dubious

Back 53

doubtful

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Garble

Back 54

distort; confuse; muddle

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Intransigent

Back 55

stubborn; unyielding

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Momentous

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very important

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Peripatetic

Back 57

nomadic; moving from place to place

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Quarry

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1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone

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Stoke

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add fuel to; strengthen

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Vitriolic

Back 60

corrosive; strongly attacking

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Aversion

Back 61

a dislike of

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Concatenation

Back 62

linking into chains

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Dupe

Back 63

to fool someone

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Garish

Back 64

gaudy

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Intrepid

Back 65

brave

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Monotonous

Back 66

dull; unvarying

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Peripheral

Back 67

on the edge; not important

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Querulous

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always complaining

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Stolid

Back 69

impassive; dull; indifferent

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Vivacity

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liveliness; animation

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Balk

Back 71

hinder and prevent; hesitate over

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Conciliate

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to bring together; end a dispute

Front 73

Dynamic

Back 73

lively; vibrant; energetic

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Garner

Back 74

gather; collect

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Inveterate

Back 75

habitual

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Moratorium

Back 76

temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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Perjury

Back 77

telling lies under oath

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Quirk

Back 78

oddity

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Stratagem

Back 79

plot; plan; trick

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Vivify

Back 80

enliven

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Banal

Back 81

common; dull

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Concise

Back 82

stated in few words

Front 83

Ebullient

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very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy

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Garrulous

Back 84

talkative

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Invidious

Back 85

arousing envy

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Moribund

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on the point of death

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Pernicious

Back 87

destructive; harmful

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Ramble

Back 88

wander aimlessly

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Strident

Back 89

loud and harsh

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Vociferous

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noisy; loud in speech

Front 91

Banality

Back 91

ordinariness; dullness

Front 92

Condescend

Back 92

talk down to

Front 93

Eccentric

Back 93

unusual; quirky; odd

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Gaunt

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emaciated; bony and angular

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Inviolable

Back 95

cannot be invaded

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Morose

Back 96

gloomy; bad tempered

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Persnickety

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fastidious; fussy

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Ramifications

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branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes

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Stringent

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strict or severe

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Volatile

Back 100

dangerously unstable; evaporates easily