GreGmat Vocabulary Group 31

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crescendo

gradually louder.

<p>gradually louder.</p>
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apprise

to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice.

<p>to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice.</p>
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extenuating

excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors.

<p>excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors.</p>
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shirk

to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink.

<p>to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink.</p>
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ulterior

lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed.

<p>lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed.</p>
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beguile

to deceive, charm, or enchant.

<p>to deceive, charm, or enchant.</p>
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retaliate

to take revenge.

<p>to take revenge.</p>
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hapless

unlucky.

<p>unlucky.</p>
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voluble

talkative.

<p>talkative.</p>
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ponderous

heavy and slow moving.

<p>heavy and slow moving.</p>
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obfuscate

deliberately make something difficult to understand.

<p>deliberately make something difficult to understand.</p>
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pastiche

piece of literature or music imitating other works.

<p>piece of literature or music imitating other works.</p>
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frenetic

wildly excited or active.

<p>wildly excited or active.</p>
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stanch

to stop or check the flow of.

<p>to stop or check the flow of.</p>
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abrograte

cancel; deny; repeal.

<p>cancel; deny; repeal.</p>
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sinecure

a position requiring little or no work; an easy job.

<p>a position requiring little or no work; an easy job.</p>
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surfeit

an excessive amount.

<p>an excessive amount.</p>
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sinuous

having many curves and turns.

<p>having many curves and turns.</p>
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callous

insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic.

<p>insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic.</p>
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sordid

wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish.

<p>wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish.</p>
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coddle

to overprotect someone or something; to pamper.

<p>to overprotect someone or something; to pamper.</p>
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recluse

a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world.

<p>a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world.</p>
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aghast

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror.

<p>filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror.</p>
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perspicacious

wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.

<p>wise; insightful; acutely intelligent.</p>
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fringe

on the margin or periphery; the people in a group who hold the most extreme views.

<p>on the margin or periphery; the people in a group who hold the most extreme views.</p>
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rhapsody

speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

<p>speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.</p>
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ossify

to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern.

<p>to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern.</p>
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boon

a gift or blessing.

<p>a gift or blessing.</p>
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serendipitous

come upon or found by accident; fortuitous.

<p>come upon or found by accident; fortuitous.</p>
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immaculate

perfectly clean.

<p>perfectly clean.</p>