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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acquiesce     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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assent; agree without protesting
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
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apposite     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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blare     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
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debilitate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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demobilize     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
retire from military service
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
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economize     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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excise     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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officially charge someone in a court of law
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
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fracas     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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upward slope, as of hill
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
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hermitage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a large number or quantity
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
one who makes maps or charts
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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incorporeal     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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interpose     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
place between; thrust; intrude; be between, either for aid or for troubling
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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mottled     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
spotted with different shades or colors
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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oration     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
spread or flow throughout; pervade
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
sink; immerse; put underwater
renovate; make bright by polishing
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proselytize     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
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purport     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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repudiate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
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stolid     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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tenable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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