GRE Vocabulary

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numismatic

coin collecting

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obdurate

resistant to persuasion

<p>resistant to persuasion</p>
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noisome

stinking; putrid

<p>stinking; putrid</p>
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abase

to humble; disgrace

<p>to humble; disgrace</p>
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aberrant

deviating from what is normal or expected

<p>deviating from what is normal or expected</p>
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abeyance

temporary suppression or suspension

<p>temporary suppression or suspension</p>
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abjure

to reject; abandon formally

<p>to reject; abandon formally</p>
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abscond

to leave secretly

<p>to leave secretly</p>
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abstemious

moderate in appetite

<p>moderate in appetite</p>
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accretion

a growth in size; an increase in amount

<p>a growth in size; an increase in amount</p>
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acidulous

sour in taste or manner

<p>sour in taste or manner</p>
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aerie

a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling

<p>a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling</p>
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alacrity

speed or quickness

<p>speed or quickness</p>
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amerliorate

(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

<p>(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming</p>
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amortize

to diminish by installment payments

<p>to diminish by installment payments</p>
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anodyne

something that calms or soothes pain

<p>something that calms or soothes pain</p>
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ardor

intense and passionate feeling

<p>intense and passionate feeling</p>
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arrogate

to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

<p>to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right</p>
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attenuate

to reduce in force or degree; weaken

<p>to reduce in force or degree; weaken</p>
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augury

prophecy; prediction of events

<p>prophecy; prediction of events</p>
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chicanery

deception by means of craft or guile

<p>deception by means of craft or guile</p>
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desultry

random;with out purpose

<p>random;with out purpose</p>
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diffident

lacking self-confidence

<p>lacking self-confidence</p>
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dilatory

intended to delay

<p>intended to delay</p>
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dilettante

someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic

<p>someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic</p>
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dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

<p>(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression</p>
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enervate

to reduce in strength

<p>to reduce in strength</p>
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ephemeral

lasting a short time

<p>lasting a short time</p>
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equivocate

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

<p>to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead</p>
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esoteric

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

<p>(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret</p>
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exigent

urgent; requiring immediate action

<p>urgent; requiring immediate action</p>
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garrulous

tending to talk a lot

<p>tending to talk a lot</p>
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implacable

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

<p>unable to be calmed down or made peaceful</p>
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inchoate

not fully formed; disorganized

<p>not fully formed; disorganized</p>
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ingenuous

showing innocence or childlike simplicity

<p>showing innocence or childlike simplicity</p>
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inimical

Hostile, unfriendly

<p>Hostile, unfriendly</p>
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insipid

lacking interest or flavor

<p>lacking interest or flavor</p>
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irascible

Easily angered

<p>Easily angered</p>
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laconic

using few words

<p>using few words</p>
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malinger

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

<p>to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill</p>
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misanthrope

a person who dislikes others

<p>a person who dislikes others</p>
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obsequious

hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

overly submissive and eager to please

<p>hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion</p><p>overly submissive and eager to please</p>
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obviate

to prevent; to make unnecessary

<p>to prevent; to make unnecessary</p>
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occlude

to stop up; prevent the passage of

<p>to stop up; prevent the passage of</p>
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opprobrium

public disgrace

<p>public disgrace</p>
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pedant

(adj) showy in one's learning; overly instructive

showing off learning; bookish;

<p>(adj) showy in one's learning; overly instructive</p><p>showing off learning; bookish;</p>
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perfidious

willing to betray one's trust

<p>willing to betray one's trust</p>
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precipitate (adj)

to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

<p>to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation</p>
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prevaricate

to lie or deviate from the truth

<p>to lie or deviate from the truth</p>
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propitiate

to conciliate; to appease

<p>to conciliate; to appease</p>
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quiescent

motionless

<p>motionless</p>
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soporific

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

<p>(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep</p>
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tacit

done without using words

<p>done without using words</p>
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torpor

extreme mental and physical sluggishness

<p>extreme mental and physical sluggishness</p>
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quiescence

stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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sojourn

A temporary stay

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conciliation

appeasement, pacification

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chimerical

created by or as if by a fanciful imagination

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artless

guileless; natural

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rococo

very highly ornamented