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anomaly

odd or peculiar
assuage

to soothe or clam
enigma

a mystery/mysterious
equivocal
- doubtful in nature
- undetermined
erudite

scholarly
fervid

enthusiastic
lucid
- easily understood
- a moment of clarity
opaque
- difficult to understand
- stupid
placate

to appease/pacify
precipitate
- to hasten the occurance of
- to cast/fling down (violently)
prodigal
- wasteful
- extravagant
zeal

eager/enthusiastic diligence
abstain

to voluntarily hold oneself back
adulterate

to make unpure
apathy

suppression of passion
audacious

extremely bold
capricious

erratic
corroborate

to confirm
desiccate

to dry/preserve
engender

to cause/product
ephemeral

short-lived
gullible

easily deceived
homogenous

composed of all the same kind
laconic

using few words
laudable

deserving praise
loquacious

talkative
mitigate

to lessen in severity
pedant

a person who makes an excessive display of learning
pragmatic

relating practical considerations
propriety

exclusive ownership of
vacillate

to be indecisive
volatile

threatening to break out in open violence; explosive
reminiscences
- act of recalling past events
- mental impression that has been revived
disparages
- to belittle
- to discredit
incongruous
- out of keeping
- not harmonious in character
myriad

an innumerable number
quixotic
- unpredictable
- chivalrous or romantic
derision

ridicule
provocation

to provoke
calumny

defamation
salient

prominent/conspicuous
salubrious

favorable to or promoting health

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GRE.txt

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Updated

2012-07-12T20:25:14Z

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