Barron & Kaplan GRE Words
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| Barron GRE List | Kaplan GRE List | Barron & Kaplan List Combined |
Combined Kaplan GRE Study Guide: Top GRE Words and Baron High-Frequency Vocabulary Word List
515 Total Words
Word |
Definition |
* denotes word appeared on both Baron and Kaplan lists |
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abate* |
to |
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abdicate |
to |
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aberrant |
abnormal |
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abeyance |
suspended |
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abject |
utterly |
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abjure |
to |
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ablution |
act |
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abrogate |
to |
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abscond* |
depart |
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abstemious* |
sparing |
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abstruse |
hard |
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accretion |
an |
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acerbic |
sour |
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acquiesce |
to |
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acrid |
sharp |
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acrimonious |
caustic, |
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adjoin* |
to |
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adjure |
to |
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admonish |
to |
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adulterate* |
to |
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adventitious |
accidental |
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aesthetic |
artistic; |
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affable |
friendly, |
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aggrandize |
to |
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aggregate |
gather; |
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alacrity |
cheerful |
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alleviate |
relieve |
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altruist |
a |
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amalgamate |
combine; |
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amatory |
of |
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ambiguous |
unclear |
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ambivalence |
the |
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ameliorate |
to |
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amity |
friendship; |
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anachronism* |
something |
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analogous |
comparable |
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anarchy |
absence |
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androgen |
any |
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androgynous |
being |
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animus |
hostile |
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anomalous |
abnormal; |
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antipathy* |
aversion; |
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apartheid |
any |
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apathy* |
lack |
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apogee |
the |
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apostasy* |
renunciation |
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apotheosis |
glorification, |
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appease |
pacify |
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apprise |
inform |
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approbation* |
approval; |
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appropriate |
acquire; |
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arduous |
hard; |
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arrogate |
to |
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artless |
without |
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ascetic |
practicing |
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assiduous* |
diligent, |
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assuage |
to |
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atrophy |
to |
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attenuate |
make |
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audacious |
daring; |
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austere* |
forbiddingly |
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autonomous* |
self-governing; |
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aver* |
assert |
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avocation |
something |
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banal |
boring; |
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belie |
contradict; |
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belligerent |
warlike, |
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bemoan |
to |
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beneficent |
kindly; |
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benevolent |
desiring |
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benign |
having |
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bilateral |
pertaining |
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bolster |
support; |
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bombastic* |
pompous |
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boorish |
rude; |
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burgeon |
grow |
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burnish |
make |
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buttress |
support; |
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capitulate |
to |
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capricious* |
unpredictable; |
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castigate* |
to |
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catalyst |
agent |
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caustic |
burning; |
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chicanery* |
trickery; |
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circuitous |
roundabout, |
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circumambulate |
to |
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circumscribe |
to |
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circumspect |
watchful |
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coagulate |
thicken; |
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coda |
concluding |
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cogent* |
convincing |
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commensurate |
corresponding |
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compendium |
brief, |
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complacent |
self-satisfied, |
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complaisant* |
trying |
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compliant |
yielding; |
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compunction |
a |
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concentric |
having |
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conciliate |
to |
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conciliatory |
reconciling; |
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condone |
overlook; |
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conflagration |
a |
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confluence |
merging |
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confound |
confuse; |
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congenital |
existing |
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connoisseur |
person |
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contention |
claim; |
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contentious |
quarrelsome |
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contravene |
to |
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contrite |
feeling |
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conundrum |
riddle; |
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convalescent |
recovering |
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converge |
approach; |
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convoke |
to |
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convoluted* |
intricate |
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corroborate |
to |
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craven |
cowardly |
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credulous* |
too |
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cursory |
going |
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daunt |
intimidate; |
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decadent |
decaying; |
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decorum |
propriety; |
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default |
failure |
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deference* |
respect; |
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deferential |
respectful; |
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deign |
to |
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delineate |
portray; |
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delude |
to |
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denigrate |
blacken |
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deride |
ridicule; |
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derision |
contemptuous |
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derivative |
unoriginal; |
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desiccate* |
to |
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desultory* |
aimless; |
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deterrent |
something |
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diatribe |
bitter |
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dichotomy* |
split; |
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diffident* |
lacking |
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diffuse* |
to |
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digression |
wandering |
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dilatory* |
inclined |
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dilettante |
someone |
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dirge |
lament |
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disabuse* |
correct |
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discerning |
mentally |
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discordant |
not |
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discredit |
defame; |
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discrepancy |
lack |
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discrete |
separate; |
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disingenuous |
lacking |
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disinterested |
unprejudiced |
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disjointed |
lacking |
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dismiss |
eliminate |
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disparage |
belittle |
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disparate |
fundamentally |
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disport |
to |
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disquiet |
a |
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dissemble* |
disguise; |
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disseminate* |
distribute; |
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dissolution |
disintegration; |
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dissonance |
discord; |
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distend |
to |
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distill |
purify; |
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diverge |
vary; |
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divest |
strip; |
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doctrine |
a |
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document |
provide |
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dogma |
a |
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dogmatic* |
opinionated; |
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doleful |
sorrowful, |
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dormant |
sleeping; |
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dour |
sullen, |
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dupe* |
to |
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duplicity |
deceitfulness |
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dystrophy |
faulty |
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ebullient |
showing |
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eclectic* |
selective; |
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efficacy* |
effectiveness |
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effigy |
a |
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effluence |
flowing |
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effrontery |
impudence; |
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elegy* |
a |
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elicit |
draw |
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elocution |
art |
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embellish |
adorn; |
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empathy |
the |
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empirical |
based |
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emulate |
imitate; |
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endemic |
prevailing |
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enervate* |
weaken; |
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engender* |
to |
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enhance |
increase; |
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enigma |
a |
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ephemeral* |
short-lived; |
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epigram |
a |
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epithet |
a |
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equanimity |
calmness |
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equivocate* |
lie; |
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erudite* |
learned, |
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esoteric* |
hard |
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estimable |
admirable |
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eugenics |
improvement |
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eulogy* |
expression |
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euphemism |
an |
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euphony |
pleasantness |
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exacerbate* |
worsen; |
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exculpate* |
to |
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execrable |
abominable |
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exigency |
urgent |
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exigent |
urgent; |
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expound |
to |
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extrapolation |
projection; |
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exult |
to |
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facetious |
joking |
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facilitate |
help |
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fallacious |
false; |
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fatuous |
brainless; |
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fawning* |
trying |
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felicitous |
apt; |
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fervor |
glowing |
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fiduciary |
of |
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flag |
droop; |
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fledgling |
inexperienced |
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flout |
reject; |
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foment* |
to |
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forestall* |
prevent |
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fractious |
irritable, |
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frugality |
thrifty; |
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fusillade |
continuous |
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futile |
useless; |
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gainsay |
deny |
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garrulous |
loquacious; |
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goad |
urge |
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gouge |
overcharge |
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grandiloquent* |
pompous |
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gregarious |
sociable |
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guile |
deceit |
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guileless |
without |
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gullible |
easily |
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harangue |
long, |
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heterodox |
different |
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heterogeneous |
of |
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homogeneous |
of |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration; |
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hypocritical |
affecting |
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iconoclast* |
one |
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idolatry |
worship |
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immutable |
unchangeable |
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impair |
injure; |
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impassive* |
without |
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impede |
hinder; |
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impermeable |
impervious; |
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imperturbable |
calm; |
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impervious* |
impenetrable; |
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impetuous* |
quick |
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implacable |
incapable |
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implicit |
understood |
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implode |
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