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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
aggregation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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centripetal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
striking one object against another sharply
very reluctant to give out information
light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
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cogent     Speak
 
(4)
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
very fat; large in the body; overweight
difficult to perceive senses or mind
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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denigrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
complete view in every direction.
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elucidate     Speak
 
(6)
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
equalize; become similar, as by mixing
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extirpate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
make peace with; appease and render favorable
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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foment     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
conquer; bring under control
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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immemorial     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient
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imperceptible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
free, without charge; costing nothing
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
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languish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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miasma     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
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necromancy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
environment; person's social setting or environment
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
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parsimonious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
suitable for drinking; drinkable
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
designed to create ill will or envy
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protagonist     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
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protrude     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
extend out or project in space; stick out
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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satirical     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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specious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
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timorous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
marked by precise accordance with details
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
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vitriolic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
not essential;  coming from outside
liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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