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Alacrity

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Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

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Burgeon

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Grow; flourish; put forth new shoots

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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Hypocritical

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Insincere; behavior that does not agree with what a person claims to believe

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Lethargic

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Tired; without energy

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Ogle

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Stare at; observe in an obvious manner

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Postulate

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Hypothesize; propose

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Robust

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Strong; healthy; tough

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Tractable

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Obedient; dutiful; polite

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

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Burnish

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Polish

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Deliberate

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To think over deeply

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Euphory

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Pleasant sounds

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Iconoclast

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Person who opposes orthodoxy

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Levity

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Flippancy; joking about serious matters

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Olfactory

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Concerned with the sense of smell

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Potable

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Safe to drink

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Rotund

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Round

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Tranquil

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Peaceful

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Alibi

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An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

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Buttress

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Strengthen; support

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Delineation

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Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

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Evacuate

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Vacate; empty; abandon

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Idiosyncrasy

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A personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

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Libertarian

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Someone who opposes tyranny

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Potent

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Powerful; compelling; strong

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Ruminate

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Think over something; ponder

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Transcribe

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Copy

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Allay

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To lessen

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Byline

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The line that tells you who wrote an article

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Demur

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Hesitate; refuse

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

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Ignominious

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Shameful

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Liniment

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Soothing lotion

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Omnipotent

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All-powerful

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Ruse

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Trick; stratagem

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Trangress

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Go astray; disobey; commit a sin

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Alleviate

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Make less severe

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Cacophony

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Discordant loud noises

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Denounce

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Condemn; speak out against

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Exasperated

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Frustrated; annoyed

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Ignominy

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Shame (ignominious: shameful)

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Lithe

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Flexible; supple

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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Pragmatist

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Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

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Saccharin

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Falsely sweet

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Transient

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Short-lived; ephemeral

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Aloof

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Distant; detached; cold

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Cajole

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Coax

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Deplete

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Use up; lessen

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Exceptionable

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Very bad (something which we should object to)

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Illuminate

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To light up or make clear

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Livid

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Very angry

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Onerous

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Burdensome; hard to undertake

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Preamble

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Introductory material

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Sacrosanct

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To move across

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Traverse

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To move across

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Altruism

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Putting others first; being self-sacrificing

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Caldron

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Huge cooking pot

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Deplore

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Regret

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Exculpate

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Free someone from blame; pardon; acquit

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Illusory

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Deceptive; false; misleading

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Lobbyist

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Person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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Onus

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Burden

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Precarious

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Unstable; risky

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Sagacious

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Wise

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Trepidation

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Fear

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Amass

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Accumulate

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Callow

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Immature

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Depravity

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Moral corruption

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Execrable

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Very, very bad

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Immoderate

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Excessive; extreme

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Lofty

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Snooty; arrogant; haughty

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Opaque

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Does not let light through

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Precedent

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A previous occurrence used as a guide

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Sage

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A wise person

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Trinket

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Something of little value; knick-knack

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Ambiguity

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Uncertainty; vagueness

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Candid

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Frank; honest

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Deprecate

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Criticize; denounce

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Exegesis

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Scholarly explanation or interpretation

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Immutable

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Unchanging; permanent

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Longevity

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Long life

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Opulent

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Wealthy; rich; magnificent

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Precept

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Guiding principle

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Salacious

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Lecherous; erotic

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Trite

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Unoriginal; dull

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Ambiguous

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Unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways

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Candor

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Frankness; openness

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Deride

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Ridicule; make fun of; mock

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Exemplary

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Outstandingly good; setting a fine example

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Impartial

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Unbiased; neutral

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Ordain

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  1. Destine

2. Confer holy orders on a priest

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Precinct

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District of a city

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Sallow

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Yellowish

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Trivial

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Unimportant

1500 GRE Vocab (7 decks)

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