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GRE Word List

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WordMeaning
assimilateabsorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
cantinsincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
conscientiousscrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
disheveleduntidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
effulgentshining brightly; brilliant
evasivenot frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
flitfly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower
foolhardyrash; reckless; foolishly daring
ingeniousmarked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity
jadedtired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite
loquacioustalkative; N. loquacity

lugubriousmournful; sorrowful
modeprevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life
poisegood judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
sheatheplace into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
singularbeing only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior
tenacityfirmness; persistence
transcendentalgoing beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism
vigilantwatchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance
wanedecrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.

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