GRE COMMON WORDS 2

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another

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diatribe

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an abusive condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self condifence

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dilate

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to make larger; to expland

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilenttante

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someone with amatuerish and superficial interest in a 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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to set right; free from error

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discern

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to percieve; to recognize

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DISPARATE

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DIFFERENT; ENTIRELY UNLIKE

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DISSEMBLE

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to present a false appearance; to mislead

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DISSONANCE

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a harsh or disagreeable combination; often of 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 opinion

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DUPE

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to decieve; a person who is easily deceived

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ECLECTIC

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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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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eloquent

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persuasive and moving esp in speech

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emulate

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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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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a puzzle, a mystery

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ENUMERATE

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TO COUNT;LIST;OR ITEMIZE

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EPHEMERAL

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LASTING 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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ERRATIC

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UNPREDICTABLE

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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 ONLY A 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 IN PLACE OD A MORE DISTASTEFUL ONE

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EXACERBATE

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TO MAKE WORSE

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EXCULPATE

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TO CLEAR BLAME OF; TO 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 BLAME OF

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EXPLICIT

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CLEARLY STATED OR SHOWN

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FANATICAL

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acting excessively enthusiastic; extreme unquestioned devotion

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FAWN

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to grovel

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FERVID

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INTENSELY EMOTIONAL

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FLORID

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EXCESSIVELY DECORATED

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FOMENT

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to arouse or incite

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FRUGALITY

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the tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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GARRULOUS

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TENDING TO TALK A LOT

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GUILE

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deceit or trickery

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GULLIBLE

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EASILY DECIEVED

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HOMOGENOUS

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OF A SIMILAR KIND