Top Gre Words

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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equivocal

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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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assuage

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to make something unpleasent less severe

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erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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opaque

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impossible to see through, preventing light passing

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prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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enigma

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puzzle, mystery

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fervid

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intensely emotional, feverish

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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zeal

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passion, excitement

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

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audacious

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fearless and daring

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homogenous

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of a similar kind

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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laconic

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using few words

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mitigate

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to soften/ lessen

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vacillate

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to sway physically/ to be indecisive

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adulterate

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to make impure

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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gullible

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easily deceived

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laud

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to give praise, to glorify

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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volatile

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

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corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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engender

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to produce, cause or bring about

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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loquacious

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talkative

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propriety

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correct behavior, obedience to the rules and customs

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt, mock

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eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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lethargic

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion

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philanthropic

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charitable

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waver

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to fluctuate between choices

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bolster

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to support. to prop up

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dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often in sounds

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth