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GRE Big Book Set 1 Flashcards

1
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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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abraded

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scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. Erode, corrode, wear

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Abut

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touch or lean on. Adjoin; border

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount

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Admonitory

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giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.

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allusive

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using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention; Implied

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Assauge

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make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. Relieve. Alleviate. satisfy (an appetite or desire).

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assay

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Evaluation, assessment, analysis

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Augury

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a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

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avaricious

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having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain; greedy

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aver

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to affirm; declare to be true; To assert positively

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BLITHE

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Lighthearted, carefree; thoughtless, heedless or without consideration

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cadge

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to beg; sponge

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capricious

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fickle

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caucus

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smaller group within an organization

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centrifugal

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moving away from a center

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Centurion

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the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army.

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circumlocution

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the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive; beating around the bush

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Coalescing

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come together to form one mass or whole. combine (elements) in a mass or whole; combine, merge, unite

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Cogent

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(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

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Congruent

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in agreement or harmony.

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conjunction

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the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space. Co-occurrence

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contiguous

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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contravened

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to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose. to violate, infringe, or transgress; breach

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credulous

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having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. Gullible, naïve

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Dawdler

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someone who takes more time than necessary; laggard

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage. “divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children”

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dilettantism

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Dabbler in the arts, a lover of fine art

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dogmatism

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dogmatic character; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths; the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

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effrontery

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness; Insolence

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elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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encumbering

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restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

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endow

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give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution).

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enervate

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to weaken or sap the strength; sap vitality of

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Equivocation

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the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication; “I say this without equivocation”

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Espouse

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adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

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eulogy

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High praise; tribute honoring someone who has died

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exculpate

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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EXIGENT

A

Urgent, pressing matter; demanding a good deal or too much

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fallibility

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the tendency to make mistakes or be wrong; “technology is not a cure for human fallibility”

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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42
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Faucet

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A tap

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43
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Feckless

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lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible. Incompetent

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44
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Fortuitous

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happening by chance rather than intention; lucky

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GRATUITOUS

A

Obtained without payment, unearned; unwarranted, unjustified or uncalled for

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Gristle

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cartilage, especially when found as tough inedible tissue in meat.

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Guile

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sly or cunning intelligence.

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hyperbole

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

49
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Impetuous

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impulsive

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Impugned

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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

51
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incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something; out of place

52
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incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

53
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Indicted

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formally accuse of or charge with a crime

54
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Inefficacious

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ineffective

55
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inerrancy

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infallibility; lack of errors

56
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Intelligibility

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comprehensibility, ease of understanding

57
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Intemperate

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Indulgence of appetite or passions; excessive drinking alcohol (intemperance)

58
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Intersperse

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scatter things; diversify

59
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intractable

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not easily managed

60
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inured

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hardened; accustomed; used to

61
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inveigle

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

62
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inveterate

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confirmed; long standing

63
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Invulnerable

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not vulnerable

64
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laconic

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using few words; concise; terse

65
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Luminary

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere

66
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Maladroit

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inefficient or inept; clumsy.

67
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Meretricious

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apparently attractive but having no real value; trashy, pretentious, tawdry

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude

69
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Modulated

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exert a modifying or controlling influence on; vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one’s voice).

70
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NATTY

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Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)

71
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Nondescript

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lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.

72
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Noxious

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

73
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obdurate

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stubborn

74
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obtuse

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. “he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse”

75
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Opprobrious

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expressing scorn or criticism.

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outset

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the start or beginning of something.

77
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parody

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an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

78
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parry

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to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.

79
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peremptory

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imperative; leaving no choice

80
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perforation

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a hole made by boring or piercing.

81
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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. “the pernicious influences of the mass media”

82
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peruse

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to read through with thoroughness or care:

83
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PITH

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The core, essence or substance of the matter; mettle or vigor; importance or significance

84
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platitude

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stale; overused expression

85
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Polemical

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of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech; vitriolic, caustic, trenchant, corrosive, biting, mordacious

86
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preamble

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preliminary statement

87
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precept

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principle; law

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precipitate 1

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cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely

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precipitate 2

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done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

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presumptuous

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rude; improperly bold; innapropriately forward or taking liberties; overstepping bounds of what is right

91
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probity

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honesty; high-mindness

92
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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

93
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PROLOGUE

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a separate introductory section of a literary or other work; an event or act that leads to another

94
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Pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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querulous

A

complaining

96
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Quotidian

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of or occurring every day; daily, Nothing special, unpretentious

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RAREFY

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To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense; To purify, refine or make more spiritual

98
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Recast

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give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it; present or organize in a diff form or style

99
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repine

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fret, complain

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SCURVY

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Contemptible, despicable, or mean

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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; falsely appearing true, genuine or plausible

102
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stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

103
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steep

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to soak in water or other liquid, to steep tea in boiling water. Opposite word: Parch.

104
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stygian

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dark and gloomy, hellish

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supersede

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to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

106
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supine

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lying in the back, marked by lethargy

107
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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

108
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tenuous

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not dense, thin or diluted consistency; slender; lacking strength, flimsy weak, insubstantial;

109
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transmute

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change in form, nature, or substance.

110
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Undergird

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provide support or a firm basis for.

111
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univocal

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having only one possible meaning; unambiguous

112
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unprepossessing

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not attractive or appealing to the eye.

113
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untoward

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not favorable, troublesome, unruly

114
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Upbraid

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scold

115
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vapid

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tasteless, dull

116
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Veritable

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reliable, unquestionable, truth

117
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Virtuosity

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great skill in music or another artistic pursuit.

118
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volubility

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Talking incessantly; talkative

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