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Lachrymose
tearful; sad
Obfuscate
deliberately making something difficult to understand
Repudiate
shun; eschew
Blithe
free-spirited; carefree
Crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
Abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
Envenom
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Laconic
using few words; brief and to the point
Oblique
indirect; slanting
Plumage
feathers of a bird
Resignation
acceptance of fate
Ephemeral
short-lived
Acquiesce
to give in to; to agree to
Bombast
arrogant; pompous language
Curtail
to cut short
Epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
Heed
listen to
Lampoon
ridicule; spoof
Resonant
echoing
Tenuous
flimsy; not solid
Acrid
sharp; pungent
Boorish
ill-mannered
Cynical
believing that people only act out of selfish motives.
Epistle
a letter (form of communication)
Heresy
against orthodox opinion
Lance
spear; spike; javelin
Poignant
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
Terse
concise; to the point
Acrophobia
fear of heights
Bourgeois
middle class; materialistic values
Debility
weakness; incapacity
Languid
tired; slow
Resplendent
shining; glowing
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GRE Study Words 2
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GRE Vocab list 2
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1/5/2014, 11:11:45 PM
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