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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
aggregation     Speak
 
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n.  
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the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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apiary     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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chastise     Speak
 
(3)
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
cross; meet; meet at a point
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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crag     Speak
 
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
one that looks on; spectator
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
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defection     Speak
 
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n.  
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an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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ductile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
haphazard; careless; done hastily
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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exegesis     Speak
 
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n.  
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period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
superiority in numbers or amount
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
a large number or quantity
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far-reaching     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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herdsman     Speak
 
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n.  
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the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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impetus     Speak
 
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one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
appearance;  becoming visible
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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juxtaposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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lugubrious     Speak
 
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
belong to noble origin; having high birth
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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officious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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perforate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
exceed or surpass; leave behind
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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precis     Speak
 
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imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
concise summing up of main points
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
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relent     Speak
 
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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schism     Speak
 
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n.  
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
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sheaf     Speak
 
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n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
book of literary selections by various authors
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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sulky     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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verbiage     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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