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1
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Occult

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(arch-cult)

supernatural & mysterious

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Omniscience

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to be present everywhere

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Onerous

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difficult or burdensome

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Opprobrium

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(oppo phones)

criticism & condemnation

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Ostentatious

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overly showing in a way that is vulgar

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Outstrip

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(f1 racing)

to overtake, outrun

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Painstaking

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meticulous

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Partisan

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(political party-son)

deeply devoted to a group, cause

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Paucity

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(pau - cat - scar)

scarcity, poverty

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Pedantic

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(ME)

overly concerned with irrelevant details

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Perfidy

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untrustworthy,

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Perfunctory

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done without much effort

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Peripheral

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on the boundary, periphery

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Peruse

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to read something carefully and closely
to read something informally or quickly

(context is critical for this word!)

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Pervasive

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found everywhere, widespread; often has a negative connotation

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Phlegmatic

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cool and unruffled

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Pith

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(vaath - pith - kaf)

the essential substance of something

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Platitude

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a trite or cliché statement

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Plausible

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(possible)

believable, reasonable

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Plethora

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abundance

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Plummet

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(plum fruit)

to fall quickly and far

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Polarize

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to make sharp distinction between 2 groups

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Polemical

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(polemy the scientist)

angry, hostile

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Pragmatic

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practical

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Precarious

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uncertain, unstable

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Precipitate

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

also the chemical precipitate

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Prescient

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knowing things before they happen, prophetic

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Presumptuous

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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

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Prevail

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prove more powerful or superior;

to persuade

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Prevaricate

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speak or act in an evasive(indrectly) way.

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Pristine

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original condition, clean, new

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Probity

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honesty and decency

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Prodigal

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a reckless spender

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Prodigious

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enormous, immense, gigantic

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Profligate

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extravagant and wasteful, esp. in an immoral way

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Proliferate

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to multiply and spread rapidly

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Propitiate

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()

win or regain the favour by doing something that pleases them.

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Propriety

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conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.

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Proprietary

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relating to an owner or ownership.

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Prospective

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(prospective students for MS)
potential or likely;
applicable to the future

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Quotidian

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(quote of the day)

relating to the everyday or mundane

42
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Rationalize

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to attempt to justify with reasons that are only superficially valid

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Reconcile

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()

restore friendly relations between.

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Recondite

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= arcane, obscure

little known; abstruse.

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Refute

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(refusal)

to rebut of disprove

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Relentless

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(relentless you survive)

never stopping, constant

47
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Reproach

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to scold or express criticism

48
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Repudiate

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(throne)

to renounce, disown

49
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Rescind

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(resign)

to retreat, take back

50
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Reticent

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(rhym with hesitant)

hesitant to speak

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Rhetoric

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art of effective communication

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Salubrious

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(salad)

health-promoting

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Satiate

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to satisfy hunger

54
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Secular

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not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

55
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Sedulous

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(seductive)

dedicated, careful

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Solicitous

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(16 cities)

concerned

57
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Soporific

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(soo paarha hai?)

making sleepy

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Specious

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(speky)

seems true but is false

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Sporadic

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(nomadic)

scattered, occasional

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Spurious

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(=specious)

seems true but false

61
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Stolid

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(solid)

calm and dependable

62
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Substantiate

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to provide explanation with superficial reasons

63
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Subversive

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(submissive)

meant to undercut established institutions or norms

64
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Superbly

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excellently

65
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Supine

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(spine)
laying on back with head facing upwards

opp. Prone - head downwards

66
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Supplant

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to replace

67
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Tacit

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(taciturn)

unspoken, implicit

68
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Taciturn

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less speaking

69
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Temperance

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self control;

abstinence from alcoholic drink

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Tenuous

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(10 log lage)

weak, flimsy

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Timorous

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(timon nd pumba)

timid

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Tirade

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(angry marathi surname)

angry rant

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Torpor

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lethargic, tiredness

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Tortuous

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winding, complicated

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Tractable

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easily influenced

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Transient

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short lived

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Ubiquitous

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ever-present, universal

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Unadorned

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plain, untouched, unembellished

79
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Undermine

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(mining makes land weak)

to weaken, compromise

80
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Underscore

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to emphasize

81
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Untenable

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(10 log)

to weaken

82
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Vacillate

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(oscillate)

to jump between multiple opinions/options

83
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Venality

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(veins me money)

the state of being capable of being bribed

84
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Venerate

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to pay high respect to someone

85
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Verbose

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= locaquious

talkative

86
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Vexation

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state of being frustated, irritated

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Volatile

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easily changeable, unstable

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Whimsical

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fanciful or capricious

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Zeal

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passion

GRE Vocab - 1 (7 decks)

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