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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adjure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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scurry; run with short, rapid steps
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
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attenuate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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assent; agree without protesting
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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chide     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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condole     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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yield or formally resign and surrender to another
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
renovate; make bright by polishing
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decrepitude     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
an instrument for mowing grass, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
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engross     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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exponent     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
group of closely located islands
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
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gauche     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
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hermitage     Speak
 
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n.  
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a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
concise summing up of main points
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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layman     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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mendacious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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obtrusive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
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parch     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
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poky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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punctilious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
marked by precise accordance with details
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revile     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
attack with abusive language; vilify
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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segregate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
gather; collect; pick up
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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striated     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
matchless; not able to be imitated
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ungainly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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