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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make a sound quieter and less clear
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
produce; give rise to
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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astigmatism     Speak
 
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n.  
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
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censorious     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive
readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
very fat; large in the body; overweight
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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controvert     Speak
 
(4)
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cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
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denouement     Speak
 
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n.  
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metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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encipher     Speak
 
(6)
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throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
encode; convert plain message into code
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euphonious     Speak
 
(7)
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not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
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filch     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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harbinger     Speak
 
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n.  
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story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
hill; relatively flat highland
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
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imperturbable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
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lampoon     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
make a sound quieter and less clear
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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martinet     Speak
 
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n.  
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curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
the layer of soil on the surface
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obtrusive     Speak
 
(13)
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having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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pellucid     Speak
 
(14)
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muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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poky     Speak
 
(15)
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habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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pugnacity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
entire horn, or any branch of the horn
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
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sapling     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
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shipwright     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
house roof made with a plant material
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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unctuous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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