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GRE Vocabulary

prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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complaisance

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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squalid

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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canonical

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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elucidation

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explanation that makes something clear

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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GRE Vocabulary

pernicious

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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GRE Vocabulary

quotidian

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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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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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veracity

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filled with truth and accuracy

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fervid

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intensely emotional; feverish

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axiom

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a universally recognized principle

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GRE Vocabulary

ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

24
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GRE Vocabulary

prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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GRE Vocabulary

fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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GRE Vocabulary

predilection

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a disposition in favor or something; preference

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aver

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to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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GRE Vocabulary

soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

29
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GRE Vocabulary

surfeit

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

30
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GRE Vocabulary

bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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