Princeton Review 2009 Gre Hit Parade

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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abscond

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deviating from the norm

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aberrant

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eager and enthusiastic; willingness

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alacrity

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an expression of approval or praise

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approbation

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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assuage

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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canonical

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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disparate

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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effrontery

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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enervate

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to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc

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malinger

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to permit or tolerate; to approve, support

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countenance

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offensive or disgusting, as an odor; harmful or injurious to health; noxious

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noisome

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using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic

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judicious

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incapable of being evaded; inescapable

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ineluctable

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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious

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invidious

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resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell

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plangent

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1. of no real value; trifling; worthless;
2. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3. not valid.

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nugatory

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1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

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antediluvian

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1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.

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pusillanimous

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1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid
2. juvenile; immature; childish
3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed
4. deficient or lacking in nutritive value

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jejune

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the yet non-existent "discipline that studies game and play activities"

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ludology

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the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.

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kinesiology

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1. travel from one place to another, esp. on foot.
2. a course of travel; journey.

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peregrination

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sleight of hand; legerdemain

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prestidigitation

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a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language; rhetoric

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peroration

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exonerate, to clear of blame

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exculpate

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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exigent

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improvised

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extemporaneous

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to loudly attack or denounce

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fulminate

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the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority.

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filibuster