5000 GRE Vocabulary Words
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n. sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory; small compartment, as for work or study I didn't enjoy sitting in a cubicle, getting nervous about the annual review, and wondering if I would or would not get my 2 percent raise. |
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cuddle |
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v. lie close or snug; crouch; nestle; embrace closely The little girl wants to cuddle her pet cat. |
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cuff |
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n. fold at the end of the sleeve; part of sleeve turned back from the hand; any ornamental appendage at the wrist The dress pattern doesn't really explain how the cuff joins onto the sleeve. |
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cuisine |
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n. kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery It appears that much of the cuisine is an intuitive affair, based on the state and available ingredients. |
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cult |
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n. religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false; community of religious worship and ritual You do realize that being under the control of a cult is not a good condition. |
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curb |
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v. bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain Paradoxically, Ray's strong-arming may be helping to curb violence in Bangalore. |
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curt |
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a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager. |
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cushion |
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n. soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling I knelt down by him; I turned his face from the cushion to me; I kissed his cheek; I smoothed his hair with my hand. |
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custody |
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n. keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security There were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution. |
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cute |
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a. ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty We just remembered when our husky was a puppy; how small and cute it was. |
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cynical |
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a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic I find it sad and cynical that this guy is essentially saying things will not be better by 2012. |
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dandy |
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n. man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable He said that being a dandy was a way of being an individual in an age of mass culture. |
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darn |
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v. mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread I don't want to darn your trousers. |
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dart |
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v. move suddenly and rapidly Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else. |
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debris |
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n. remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up A full year after the earthquake in Mexico City, they were still carting away the debris. |
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debut |
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n. beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public The reporters are waiting for the debut of a new foreign policy in the news hall. |
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decoy |
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n. lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger The decoy did not fool the wild ducks. |
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decree |
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n. order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court The decree is signed establishing the School for Primary School Teachers, which later becomes the National Teachers. |
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deed |
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n. something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit I was pleased to have done something; trivial, transitory though the deed was, it was yet an active thing. |
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defendant |
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n. one required to make answer in an action or suit The courtroom buzzed as the defendant was led in. |