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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adumbrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
fertilize by transferring pollen
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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arrears     Speak
 
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n.  
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being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
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bovine     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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continence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
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dirge     Speak
 
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
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dunce     Speak
 
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backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
new or newly invented word or phrase
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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excise     Speak
 
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
express strong disapproval of; disparage
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fulsome     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
haphazard; careless; done hastily
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heckler     Speak
 
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any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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inimitable     Speak
 
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
matchless; not able to be imitated
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
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laggard     Speak
 
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related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
slow; sluggish; wasting time
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
having or marked by a strong tendency
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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mordant     Speak
 
(12)
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handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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oration     Speak
 
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
poise; self-confident assurance
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
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perfidy     Speak
 
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inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
study of nutrition as it relates to health
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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pontifical     Speak
 
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outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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punctilious     Speak
 
(16)
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
marked by precise accordance with details
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
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rote     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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slovenly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
untidy; careless in work habits
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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sunder     Speak
 
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separate; break or wrench apart
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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vassal     Speak
 
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n.  
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reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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