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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amass     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make less severe or harsh; moderate
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
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avant-garde     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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radically new or original; cutting edge
a company which sells goods
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
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carapace     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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beginner in learning something; novice
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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debauch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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separate; break or wrench apart
gather; collect; pick up
corrupt; seduce from virtue
assent; agree without protesting
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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decrepitude     Speak
 
(5)
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
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
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doctrinaire     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having or marked by a strong tendency
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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exegesis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an instrument for mowing grass, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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foment     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
express strong disapproval of; disparage
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
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haughtiness     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
group of closely located islands
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
radically new or original; cutting edge
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indented     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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laconic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false
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misconstrue     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
shrink; reduce in size; become less
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
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ordain     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
attack with abusive language; vilify
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paucity     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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proliferate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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say, state, or perform again; repeat
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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rankle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
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ribald     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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deeply established; firmly rooted
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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torpor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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