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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abet     Speak
 
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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asymmetric     Speak
 
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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bombastic     Speak
 
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curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
suitable for drinking; drinkable
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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collate     Speak
 
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run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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defunct     Speak
 
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dead; no longer in use or existence
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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endemic     Speak
 
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
dying; in a dying state; approaching death; about to die
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
intended to confuse in an argument
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exhortation     Speak
 
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n.  
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
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foment     Speak
 
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
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grandiloquent     Speak
 
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providing general overview; summary
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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inchoate     Speak
 
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flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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lassitude     Speak
 
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the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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limpid     Speak
 
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clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
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odium     Speak
 
(13)
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strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
new or newly invented word or phrase
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
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pedant     Speak
 
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a large number or quantity
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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proselytize     Speak
 
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
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redolent     Speak
 
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
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scurrilous     Speak
 
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n.  
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beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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specious     Speak
 
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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stratum     Speak
 
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a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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truism     Speak
 
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one of the superior courts of law; the government department that receives and gives out public money
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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