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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
opprobrious
outrageously disgraceful
endemic
naitive to a place
nauance
subtleties
apogee
highest point; climax
capitulate
to give up
impugn
to challenge as false
acrimony
sharp/harsh diction
cacophony
harsh/meaningless sounds
sinecure
an office position requiring little to no work
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GRE.txt
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Updated
2012-07-12T20:27:33Z
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