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GREvocab3
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09/23/2008
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peculation
 Definition
theft of money or goods
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penultimate
 Definition
next to last
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penumbra
 Definition
partial shadow
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perambulate
 Definition
walk about
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periphrastic
 Definition
using circumlocution
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pernicious
 Definition
very harmful
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pertinacious
 Definition
persistent, stubborn
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plait
 Definition
to braid
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plangent
 Definition
resounding, plaintive
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plaudit
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applause
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pneumatic
 Definition
relating to air, worked by compressed air
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posit
 Definition
put in position, suggest an idea
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privation
 Definition
lack of usual necessities or comforts
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progenitor
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originator, forefather, ancestor in direct line
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prognosticate
 Definition
to predict
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promulgate
 Definition
to make known publicaly
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propinquity
 Definition
nearness
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propitious
 Definition
favorable, advantageous
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proselytize
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to induce someone to convert to a particular belief
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prostrate
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lying face downward, lying flat on the ground
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prurient
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lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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raillery
 Definition
lighthearted jesting
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rancor
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bitter hatred
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rapprochement
 Definition
reestablishing a cordial relationship
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raze
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to tear down, demolish
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recidivism
 Definition
tendency to repeat previous behavior
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recreant
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disloyal, cowardly
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renege
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to go back on one's word
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renitent
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resisting pressure, obstinate
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reprobate
 Definition
morally unprincipled person
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respite
 Definition
interval of relief
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retinue
 Definition
group of attendants w/ an important person
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revelry
 Definition
boisterous festivity
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riposte
 Definition
a retort
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rotund
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round in shape, fat
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ruminate
 Definition
to contemplate, reflect upon
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salacious
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lustful
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sapient
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wise
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scabbard
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sheath for sword or dagger
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scintillate
 Definition
to sparkle, flash
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scurrilous
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vulgar, low, indecent
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senescent
 Definition
aging, growing old
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sepulchral
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typical of a place of burial, gloomy, melancholy
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shirk
 Definition
to avoid due to laziness or fear
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simper
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to smirk, smile foolishly
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slovenly
 Definition
untidy, messy
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sojourn
 Definition
visit, stay
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solipsism
 Definition
belief that the self is the only reality
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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sonorous
 Definition
producing a full, rich sound
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sophist
 Definition
person good at arguing deviously
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squalid
 Definition
filthy, morally repulsive
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staid
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self-restrained, strait laced
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stringent
 Definition
imposing severe, rigorous standards
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stymie
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to block or thwart
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subterfuge
 Definition
trick or tactic used to avoid something
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superciliousness
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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surreptitious
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characterized by secrecy
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tableau
 Definition
vivid description, striking incident or scene
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talisman
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something producing a magical effect
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tantamount
 Definition
equivalent in value or significance, amounting to
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temerity
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recklessness
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temporal
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relating to time, chornoloical
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tenable
 Definition
defensible, reasonable
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tenet
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belief, doctrine
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tenuous
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weak, insubstantial
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threnody
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a sad poem or song
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trammel
 Definition
to impede or hamper
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turpitude
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inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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unctuous
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greasy, oily, smug and falsely earnest
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untoward
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not favorable, unruly, improper
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urbane
 Definition
courteous, refined, suave
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virile
 Definition
manly,having qualities of an adult male
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vitiate
 Definition
reduce in value or effectiveness
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vitriolic
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burning, caustic, sharp, bitter
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vociferous
 Definition
loud, vocal, noisy
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waspish
 Definition
easily irritated
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canonical
 Definition
folowing or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activist or pursuit, ravenous

 

  1. greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour large quantities of food; ravenous; gluttonous
  2. very greedy or eager in some desire or pursuit; insatiable a voracious reader

 
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adulation
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excessive praise, intense adoration
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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bucolic
 Definition
rustic and pastoral
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canon
 Definition
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious
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chary
 Definition
wary, cautious, sparing
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dearth
 Definition
scarcity
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incipient
 Definition
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inveigle
 Definition
to obtain by deception or flattery
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preen
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to dress up, groom oneself w/ elaborate care
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prodigious
 Definition
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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redoubtable
 Definition
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
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vilify
 Definition
to defame, characterize harshly
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halcyon
 Definition
calm and peaceful
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impunity
 Definition
immunity from punishment or penalty
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infelicitous
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unfortunate
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pedagogy
 Definition
profession or principles of teaching/instructing
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pith
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essential or central part
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queries
 Definition
questions, inquiries, doubts in the mond, reservation
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solvent
 Definition
able to meet financial obligations
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