Common Gre Words- Kaplan

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abate

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to reduce amount

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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amalgamate

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to combine; mix together

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anachronism

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something out of place and time

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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bombastic

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pompous is speech or manner

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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caustic

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biting wit

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credulous

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trusting; gullible

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crescendo

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steadily increasing volume or force

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deference

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respect; courtesy

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self conscious

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilettante

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someone with an amateurish interest in topic

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dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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disabuse

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a set right; to free from error

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

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dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination; often sounds

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dogma

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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dogmatic

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dictatorial in ones belief

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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elegy

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sorrowful poem or speech

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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engender

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to produce, cause or bring about

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enigma

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puzzle or mystery

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time

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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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erudite

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learned; scholarly; bookish

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esoteric

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known or understood by few

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estimable

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admirable

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eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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euphemism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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exonerate

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to clear from blame

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fervid

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intensely emotional;feverish

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florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

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foment

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to arouse of excite

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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guile

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deceit or trickery

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, or traditions

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impetuous

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quickly to act without thinking

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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inimical

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hostile; unfriendly

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innocuous

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unfriendly

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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laconic

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using few words

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laud

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to give praise; glorify

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lavish

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to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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misanthrope

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someone who dislikes others

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn unyielding

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pbviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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someone who shows of learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray one's trust

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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prodigal

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lavish; wasteful

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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propitiate

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to conciliate

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propriety

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

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quiescent

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motionless

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rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent or reserved

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulged

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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sublime

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lofty or grand

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tacit

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done without using words

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taciturn

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silent; not talkative

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torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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venerate

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to respect deeply