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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
analgesic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
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arrears     Speak
 
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being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
recollection; process of remembering
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
swiftness of action or motion; speed
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circumspect     Speak
 
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powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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convex     Speak
 
(4)
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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derogate     Speak
 
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examine closely and critically
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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effrontery     Speak
 
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n.  
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
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environs     Speak
 
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process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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flout     Speak
 
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v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
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hegemony     Speak
 
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elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
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imperturbable     Speak
 
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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juxtaposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
process of turning some plant material into stone
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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misanthrope     Speak
 
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
self-evident truth requiring no proof
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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nostrum     Speak
 
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act of wandering about, over, around, or through
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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pique     Speak
 
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a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
a specialist in the study of nutrition
new or newly invented word or phrase
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preen     Speak
 
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v.  
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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qualm     Speak
 
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contrast; direct contrast; opposition
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
swiftness of action or motion; speed
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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scrutinize     Speak
 
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
examine closely and critically
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
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stammer     Speak
 
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v.  
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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tenet     Speak
 
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n.  
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opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
an instrument for mowing grass, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
downward slope, as of a hill
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
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vassal     Speak
 
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a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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