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Advanced Vocabulary for the GRE - Open and Shut Case

Here you will learn some English words about law and order, such as "abjure", "immure", "sanction", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.

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to exculpate

to clear someone's name of accusations and prove their innocence

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to abrogate

to terminate an agreement, right, law, custom, etc. in an official manner

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to censure

to strongly criticize in an official manner

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to condone

to accept or forgive something that is commonly believed to be wrong

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to document

to support an argument, claim, etc. by providing facts and evidence

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to enjoin

to tell someone to do something by ordering or instructing them

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to ferret

to try to find something in a confined space

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to forfeit

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong

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to immure

to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there

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to promulgate

to make a formal statement presenting a new rule, law, etc. that is going to be put into action

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to proscribe

to officially ban the existence or practice of something

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to render

to provide someone with something, such as help or services, especially as required or expected

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to repudiate

to be unwilling to accept or recognize something

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to sanction

to officially approve of something such as an action, change, practice, etc.

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to vindicate

to clear someone from blame or suspicion and prove their innocence

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advocate

an authorized practitioner of law who defends a person's case in a courtroom

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anarchy

the state of an organization or country that is lacking in order, authority, or control

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dispensation

the privilege of being officially released from an obligation, law, or something that is usually prohibited

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entitlement

a privilege or right that is granted legally

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malfeasance

an illegal or unjust act committed by a person of high standing

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malingerer

an individual who feigns incompetence or illness just so they would not have to do something

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martinet

an individual who demands total obedience to rules, laws, and orders

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resolution

an official decision that is made, particularly when an official body takes a group vote

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apocryphal

(of a statement or story) unlikely to be authentic, even though it is widely believed to be true

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appurtenant

relating or belonging to something bigger or more important, like lifestyles, structures, systems, etc.

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bogus

not authentic or true, despite attempting to make it seem so

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defamatory

(of statements) intending to ruin someone's reputation with the use of unpleasant or false information

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dubious

not having reached a conclusion about something being true, good, or if it should be done

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inviolable

demanding great respect in a way that cannot be ignored or degraded

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inviolate

not affected, and immune to harm, change, disrespect, or destruction

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judicious

applying good judgment, reason, and sense when making a decision or doing something

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prohibitive

stopping others from doing something

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unimpeachable

honorable and honest to the point of becoming impossible to criticize, question, or blame

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venial

not grave and thus capable of being pardoned or overlooked

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to abjure

to give up or reject a belief, claim, or practice through formal or public declaration

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to impute

to falsely assign a quality, particularly a bad one, to a person or thing

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wily

skillful in achieving what one desires, especially through deceptive means

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