500 High Frequency Gre Words (Part 3)

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deride

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to mock

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desueteude

Back 2

state of disuse

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deterrent

Back 3

something that discourages or hinders

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detraction

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the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person's character

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diaphanous

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transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

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discomfit

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to make uneasy; disconcert

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discretion

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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

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dissident

Back 8

person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.

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distrait

Back 9

inattentive; preoccupied

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diverge

Back 10

to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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divest

Back 11

to strip; deprive; rid

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divulge

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to make known something that is secret

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document

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to provide with written evidence to support

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doggerel

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poor verse

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dormant

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inactive

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dross

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waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

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effervescence

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state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes

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effete

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depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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egotistical

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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elixir

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a substance believed to have the power to cure ills

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Elysian

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blissful; delightful

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emaciated

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thin and wasted

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emollient

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soothing; mollifying

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encomium

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formal expression of praise

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enhance

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to increase; improve

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entomology

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the scientific study of insects

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enunciate

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to pronounce clearly

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epistemology

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branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge

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equable

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steady; unvarying; serene

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essay

Back 30

to make an attempt; subject to a test

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estimable

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admirable; possible to estimate

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ethnocentric

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based on the attitude that one's group is superior

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etiology

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causes or origins

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etymology

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origin and history of a word

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eugenics

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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities

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euphoria

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a feeling of extreme happiness

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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evince

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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evocative

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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

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exact

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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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execrable

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detestable; abhorrent

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extort

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to urge by strong appeals

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existential

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having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the concept of existentialism

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exorcise

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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length

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expatriate

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to send into exile