Study GRE Vocabulary

Study GRE Vocabulary

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Day 7
Day 7



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Uighur calligraphy


defamatory

Their friendship fell apart because he finally found out the
defamatory stories he had been spreading about him.


delude
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Hes deluding himself if he thinks hes going to
get the prestigious award this year.


demeanor
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His greatest possession is his calm demeanor.


deprecate
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A teacher should not deprecate his students
efforts.


deranged
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Deranged individuals can cause a lot of
damage to their own selves.




disciple
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a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously
wrote down everything the prophet said.


desultory
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my reading has always been very desultory.


detriment
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Cigarette smoking is a detriment to peoples
health.


diaphanous
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en often en!oy watching women clad only in
diaphanous clothing.


discern
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He could not discern the way ahead due to
heavy fog.


dissent
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The opposition decided to show its dissent by
staging a walk"out.


dissidents
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The opposition decided to show its dissent by
staging a walk"out.


divulge
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The coach of the team divulged their teams
strategy to members of the press.


dregs
<> 8 (
#e have no right to call atheists as dregs of
society.


dupe
4>! '!
he man in the hotel tried to dupe her friend into
paying a high price for a cheap watch.


duress
'%+ '?)#@A"
The supposed criminal told that he was made to
confess under duress by the police.


dwindle
958 &!
The town$s population is dwindling away.
%ur energy dwindled as the meeting dragged
on.



eclectic
B! ;;, C&!
The collection includes an eclectic mi& of historical
artifacts.
the museum$s eclectic collection has everything from
a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments.



elicit
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The teacher tried to elicit an
answer from her students.


elucidate
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The pathway could also
elucidate how language evolved.


elusive
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An elusive concept.
A fish too elusive to catch.
' had no luck in tracking down this elusive man.


emulate
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His only dream is to be able to
emulate his father as a concert
violinist.


engender
9")708+
The issue has engendered a considerable
amount of debate.
a suggestion to go out for pi((a that didn$t seem
to engender any interest.



entourage
)#2 2 )#2 "
His students smirk at his arriving for
classes with an entourage offlunkies.


e)uanimity
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He accepted their problems with
composure and she with e)uanimity.


eschew
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despite the mistakes he has made*
the past remains uneschewed* as he
cherishes the lessons learnt.


euphemism
C;2 *D! 6()#;,
*D!
+elon is a euphemism for
murdered.


e&cruciating
2&! ID< + 5!
,&cruciating torture and they
eventually all died.


exile

They hoped that his exile would be temporary.
Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution



expedient

They found it expedient to negotiate with the
terrorists.


expunge

I have corrected some factual slips, expunged

some repetitions.


extradition
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factitious
,-! . $
Observe the factitious friendliness shown by the
beauty-pageant contestants to one another.


fatal
%/01 #2+ 3!' 4'
a disease that is often fatal
a chemical that can be fatal to birds
She made a fatal mistae.


felon
5!/ %&"'
On Tuesday he was a convicted
felon for idnapping a young boy.


fiat
67"/
!e runs the company by fiat.
the school principal issued a fiat that caps
were not to be worn inside the school, and
that was that.


flout
4$8! 0 %9 :!/8";
"ou have no right to flout the
law of the land.


forthwith
5
If the fire alarm rings, leave
the building forthwith.


funambulist
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gaffe
4=8>( )9 325 ;
I thin, unfortunately, this is going
to go down in history as one of the
great sporting gaffes of all time.


gale
?+2< @ >2;
# gale of laughter filled the room$
The gale swept the entire house
into the air.


gamut
42 :
!is masterpiece had a
gamut of musical styles.


glutton
+
%ith Mc&onalds pricings dropping,
we are reminded gluttony is a sin.



grimace
+ %"2 %
The prospect of having to wor
hard brings a grimace to the face.


grindstone
A1 .@ A >A .


gruelling
#B:' 9
The prospect of having to wor
hard brings a grimace to the face.



guffaw
A@ )C
Stolypin gave a deep bass guffaw
as he munched a piece of bread
and cheese.


guillotine
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guise
; :" EB F0!
!e betrayed them under the
guise of friendship.


halcyon
+ :1"
These are the last halcyon days
they will spend, until they retire.


hegemony
A/; ';G
'y outsourcing cheap labour from
developing countries, Mc&onalds
developed hegemony over the fast food
business.


heinous
A H I+
These murders were especially heinous.
people accused of committing heinous
crimes.



hostile
" 3J@ K 3J@ 9*
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They were entering hostile territory.
!er suggestions were given a hostile reception.
It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders.


il
E; IG
I can(t tolerate people of his il
and can(t trust people of that il.


implacable
%D/$08( 3J"; %3 ?+2
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Implacability of his mind has
always made him vulnerable to
external influences.


Impudent
=8CG =8
#s a result, young people are increasingly
impudent and have a total disregard of the
respect they owe to themselves and others.


inane
!0G=80$( =8!
Inane remars by students are
seldom appreciated by teachers.


incongruous
>39C 39C
!er hysteria was
incongruous to the situation.


inebriation
A/; L
those inebriate sports fans who yell
and scream throughout the game.


ineffectual
3; JJM@ =8!
#n ineffectual remedy$
!is attempts to eep order in the
classroom were )uite ineffectual.


inevitable
3J"; %3!C
getting wet is inevitable if you are
going to try to give your dog a bath.


inordinate
6/9; #J;! &/ 6/ #J5
!e dran an inordinate amount of
wine$
#n inordinate admirer of beauty.