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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anodyne     Speak
 
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n.  
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resuming; beginning again; recommencement
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
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apogee     Speak
 
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n.  
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the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
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chide     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
shrink; reduce in size; become less
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collate     Speak
 
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v.  
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accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
sink; immerse; put underwater
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
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dilution     Speak
 
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n.  
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suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
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duplicity     Speak
 
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n.  
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scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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excise     Speak
 
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v.  
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
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fishery     Speak
 
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n.  
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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idiosyncrasy     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who hates or mistrusts mankind
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
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incongruity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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hardship; state of extreme poverty
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
book of literary selections by various authors
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invidious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
designed to create ill will or envy
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
easily approachable; warmly friendly
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mendicant     Speak
 
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n.  
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acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
poise; self-confident assurance
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
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nonchalance     Speak
 
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n.  
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retort; comeback; answer to a reply
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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pantomime     Speak
 
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n.  
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design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
communication using gesture and facial expression
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
eye defect that prevents proper focus
the case for sword blade; sheath
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rapt     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
characteristic of acting or stage performance
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saunter     Speak
 
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v.  
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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snobbish     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
reclining; lying down completely or in part
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
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surmount     Speak
 
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v.  
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limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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tyro     Speak
 
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n.  
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collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
beginner in learning something; novice
parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
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