Barron's GRE words from 501 to 600
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| miscellany | mixture of writings on various subjects
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| miscreant | villain; criminal
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| misogynist | one who hates women
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| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate
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| mnemonic | related to memory; assisting memory
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| modicum | limited quantity
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| mollify | to soothe
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| monolithic | solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole
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| morose | ill-humored; sullen
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| motley | many colored; made up of many parts
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| multifarious | diverse
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| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
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| necromancy | black magic
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| negate | to cancel out; nullify
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| neologism | new word or pexpression
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| neophyte | novice; beginner
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| nexus | a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center
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| nonplussed | bewildered
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| nostalgia | sentimental longing for a past time
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| nostrum | medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure
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| nugatory | trifling; invalid
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| obdurate | stubborn
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| obsequious | overly submissive
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| obsequy | funeral ceremony (often used in the plural, obsequies)
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| obviate | to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
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| occlude | to shut; block
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| occult | relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
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| odyssey | a long, adventurous voyage; a guest
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| officious | too helpful; meddlesome
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| olfactory | concerning the sense of smell
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| oligarchy | form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
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| onerous | burdensome
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| onomatopoeia | formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
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| opprobrium | disgrace; contempt
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| ornithologist | scientist who studies birds
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| oscillate | to move back and forth
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| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious
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| overweening | presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
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| paean | song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy
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| paleontology | study of past geological eras through fossil remains
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| pallid | lacking color or liveliness
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| panegyric | elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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| paragon | model of excellence or perfection
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| partisan | one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced
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| pathological | departing from normal condition
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| patois | a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
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| paucity | scarcity
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| pedantic | showing off learning
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| pellucid | transparent; translucent; easily understood
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| penchant | inclination
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| penury | extreme poverty
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| peregrination | a wandering from place to place
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| peremptory | imperative; leaving no choice
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| perennial | present throughout the years; persistent
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| perfidious | faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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| perfunctory | superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
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| perigee | point in an orbit that is closest to the Earth
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| permeable | penetrable
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| perturb | to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit
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| pervasive | spread throughout every part
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| petulant | rude; peevish
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| phlegmatic | calm in temperament; sluggish
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| phoenix | mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction
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| physiognomy | facial features
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| piety | devoutness
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| piquant | appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive
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| pique | fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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| placate | to lessen another's anger; to pacify
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| placid | calm
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| plaintive | melancholy; mournful
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| plasticity | condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability
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| platitude | stale, overused expression
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| platonic | spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical
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| plethora | excess; overabundance
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| plumb | to determine the depth; to examine deeply
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| plummet | to fall; plunge
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| plutocracy | society ruled by the wealthy
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| porous | full of holes; permeable to liquids
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| poseur | person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
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| pragmatic | practical
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| prate | to talk idly; chatter
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| prattle | meaningless, foolish talk
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| preamble | preliminary statement
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| precarious | uncertain
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| precept | principle; law
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| precipitate (v.) | to cause to happen; throw down from a height
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| precipitate (adj.) | rash; hasty; sudden
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| precursor | forerunner; predecessor
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| preempt | to supersede; appropriate for oneself
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| prehensile | capable of grasping
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| premonition | forewarning; presentiment
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| presage | to foretell; indicate in advance
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| presumptuous | rude; improperly bold
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| preternatural | beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural
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| prevaricate | to quibble; evade the truth
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| primordial | original; existing from the beginning
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| pristine | untouched; uncorrupted
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| probity | honesty; high-mindedness
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| problematic | posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
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| prodigal | wasteful; extravagant; lavish
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