Gruber GRE 3,400 Word List #26 Terms - 816-850
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savvysinger on May 14, 2012
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Set #26 (twenty-sixth 34 words) of the 3,400 word list provided in Gruber's Complete GRE Guide 2012.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 degrade | to lower in degree or quality; to treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect |
| deify | to idolize; to make god-like |
| deign | to do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity; to condescend to give (something) (e.g. an apology) |
| delectable | delicious; very pleasing |
| delete | to leave out; to cross out |
| deleterious | causing harm or damage |
| delineate | to describe; to depict |
| delirium | condition of mental disturbance characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought; wild excitement |
| delude | to deceive; to mislead |
| deluge | a flood; a rush |
| delve | to search; to investigate; to research or make painstaking inquiries into something |
| demagogue | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument |
| demean | to degrade; to lower |
| demeanor | outward behavior |
| demented | deranged; insane |
| demigod | a person who is partly a god and partly human; a being with partial or lesser divine status |
| demise | death; ending |
| demography | study of population trends |
| demolish | to tear or knock down |
| demoralize | to discourage; to cause to lose spirit |
| demur | to object; to take exception to |
| demure | (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy |
| denigrate | to ruin the reputation of; to blacken; to criticize unfairly |
| denizen | occupant; inhabitant; resident |
| denomination | the name or designation for a class of persons, such as a religious group |
| denouement | the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear |
| denounce | to publicly declare to be wrong or evil |
| depict | to portray; to represent |
| depilate | to remove the hair from |
| deplete | to use up gradually (resources, strength, etc.) |
| deplore | to regret; feel or express strong disapproval of (something) |
| deploy | to place troops in position |
| depose | to remove from office |
| depraved | sinful; immoral |
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