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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abet     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
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astringent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
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caulk     Speak
 
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make watertight by filling in cracks
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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coffer     Speak
 
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casket, chest, or trunk, especially one used for keeping money or other valuables
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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dissimulate     Speak
 
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chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
pretend; hide feelings from other people
equalize; become similar, as by mixing
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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elongate     Speak
 
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
retire from military service
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
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exponent     Speak
 
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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flagrant     Speak
 
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grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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glean     Speak
 
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criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
officially charge someone in a court of law
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
gather; collect; pick up
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incorporeal     Speak
 
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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leaflet     Speak
 
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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libertine     Speak
 
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combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
group of closely located islands
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opiate     Speak
 
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
environment; person's social setting or environment
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outmoded     Speak
 
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
matchless; not able to be imitated
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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primp     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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quaff     Speak
 
(16)
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inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
make a sound quieter and less clear
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
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rigidity     Speak
 
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n.  
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burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
well-paid position with little responsibility
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
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skeptical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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talon     Speak
 
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n.  
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
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wastrel     Speak
 
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the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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