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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anodyne     Speak
 
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n.  
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recollection; process of remembering
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
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artless     Speak
 
(2)
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echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
not availing; ineffectual or useless
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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besiege     Speak
 
(3)
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surround with armed forces; harass with requests
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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crabbed     Speak
 
(4)
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offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
given to joking; merry; humorous
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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disputatious     Speak
 
(5)
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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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enigmatic     Speak
 
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very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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exhilarate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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examine closely and critically
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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flagrant     Speak
 
(8)
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
regarded as sacred and inviolable
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
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hackneyed     Speak
 
(9)
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
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insolvent     Speak
 
(10)
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
having or marked by a strong tendency
of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
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intractable     Speak
 
(11)
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
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locomotion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
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odium     Speak
 
(13)
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strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
well-paid position with little responsibility
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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pendulum     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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imaginary land or abode of fairies
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
casket, chest, or trunk, especially one used for keeping money or other valuables
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
society or government ruled by wealthy class
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proletarian     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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refractory     Speak
 
(16)
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cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
characteristic of acting or stage performance
having or marked by a strong tendency
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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salacious     Speak
 
(17)
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dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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synoptic     Speak
 
(19)
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providing general overview; summary
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
untidy; careless in work habits
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wastrel     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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