More Gre Words

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1 propitiate

2 propriety

3 probity

4 proliferate

5 propensity

6 perfidious

7 precipitate

8 prevaricate

9 reprobate

10 repudiate

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1) propitiate: pee part=appease

2) propriety: proper=decorum

3) probity: piety=strong morals

4) proliferate: pro fill/life= grow rapidly

5) propensity: destiny=tendency

6) perfidious: fiddle=unfaithful

7) precipitate: solid=immaturely

8) prevaricate: not verify=evade

9) reprobate: such a bate=unprincipled

10) repudiate: puuuu=reject

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perfidious

Back 2

deceitful and untrustworthy.unfaithful

Hint 2

he is fiddling(cheating) with your feelings

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rarefied

Back 3

distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people;

esoteric, exclusive, select, private

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recalcitrant

Back 4

uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

Hint 4

"re call for authority is needed!" says the recalcitrant fifteen-year-old

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recant

Back 5

renounce, repudiate, renege on,

Hint 5

say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief

re cant= take back

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1.recondite

2. disabuse

3. contrite

4. curtail

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1. (of a subject or knowledge) abstruse, profound, cryptic, difficult

2. to correct

3. remorse

4. reduce

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refractory

Back 7

stubborn

Hint 7

resistant to a process or stimulus.

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refute

Back 8

prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

syn. repudiate

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rescind

Back 9

revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Hint 9

lets re send the order

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resolution

Back 10

a firm decision to do or not to do something.etermined or resolute.

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reticent

Back 11

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily, shy, distant, quiet

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sage

Back 12

a profoundly wise person;

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sanction

Back 13

penalty,punishment, deterrent; official permission or approval for an action.

Hint 13

impose a sanction or penalty on

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satiate

Back 14

satisfied to the full

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saturate

Back 15

soak, drench,

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savor

Back 16

taste, enjoy it to the full,

have the hallmarks of, give the impression of,

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secrete

Back 17

produce and discharge (a substance).

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shard

Back 18

a piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.

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skeptic

Back 19

a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

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spectrum

Back 20

used to classify something in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme points.

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sporadic

Back 21

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Hint 21

just like spores, infrequent and periodic

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stigma

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a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

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stint

Back 23

limitation of supply or effort,

a person's fixed period of work.

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stipulate

Back 24

specify, set down, set out, lay down, set forth, state clearly

Hint 24

typically as part of an agreement.

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stolid

Back 25

calm, dependable, unemotional, phlegmatic,

Hint 25

you are unemotional SOLID!

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subpoena

Back 26

a writ ordering a person to attend a court.

Hint 26

summon (someone) with a subpoena.

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subside

Back 27

become less intense, violent, or severe.

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substantiate

Back 28

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

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supersede

Back 29

take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use);

Hint 29

substitute for

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supposition

Back 30

a belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis.

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tacit

Back 31

understood or implied without being stated.suggested, insinuated

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tangential

Back 32

diverging from a previous course or line

Hint 32

relating to or along a tangent.

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tirade

Back 33

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation, diatribe

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torpor

Back 34

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

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tortuous

Back 35

full of twists and turns, complex

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tractable

Back 36

controllable, manageable, easy, compliant;

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transgression

Back 37

offence, crime, sin, wrong,

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venerate

Back 38

regard with great respect

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veracious

Back 39

true, accurate, veritable, correct, errorless

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speaking or representing the truth.

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verbose

Back 40

wordy, loquacious, garrulous, talkative,

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viscous

Back 41

gluey, adhesive, tacky, adhering, adherent,

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vituperative

Back 42

bitter and abusive.

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volatile

Back 43

evaporation, vaporous,

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

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warranted

Back 44

guarantee, justify or necessitate (a course of action).

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wary

Back 45

feeling or showing caution,cautious, careful,

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welter

Back 46

confused mass, a large number of items in no order

Hint 46

confusion

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whimsical

Back 47

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

capricious, temperamental, impulsive, excitable,

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zealot

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fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical

Hint 48

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political