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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
allurement     Speak
 
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n.  
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any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
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attenuate     Speak
 
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
summarize; repeat in concise form
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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broil     Speak
 
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v.  
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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
isolate; separate; keep away from others
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
raise in rank or dignity; praise
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
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dauntless     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
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dietitian     Speak
 
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n.  
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a specialist in the study of nutrition
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
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dwindle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
shrink; reduce in size; become less
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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exhilarate     Speak
 
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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frivolity     Speak
 
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n.  
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temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
communication using gesture and facial expression
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
downward slope, as of a hill
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
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herbivorous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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showing a high degree of refinement
intended to confuse in an argument
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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impermeable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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spotted with different shades or colors
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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inveterate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
not availing; ineffectual or useless
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miasma     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
imaginary land or abode of fairies
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nonconformist     Speak
 
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n.  
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inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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pervasive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
pervading; spread throughout every part
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pontifical     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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pundit     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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slight offense; small sin or fault
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
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satiety     Speak
 
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n.  
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an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
state of being satiated or glutted; the fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire
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sonorous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
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submerge     Speak
 
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v.  
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equalize; become similar, as by mixing
sink; immerse; put underwater
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
pretend; hide feelings from other people
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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trepidation     Speak
 
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n.  
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shortening something by omitting parts of it
appearance;  becoming visible
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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