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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abortive     Speak
 
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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artless     Speak
 
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intended to confuse in an argument
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
radiating; departing from the center
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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chastise     Speak
 
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v.  
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punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
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credulous     Speak
 
(4)
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apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
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discomfit     Speak
 
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v.  
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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drawl     Speak
 
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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epilogue     Speak
 
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n.  
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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famish     Speak
 
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starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
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haggard     Speak
 
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flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
radiating; departing from the center
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
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impoverish     Speak
 
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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legible     Speak
 
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readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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libertine     Speak
 
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free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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neophyte     Speak
 
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recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
a chemical used to kill pests
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petrify     Speak
 
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v.  
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cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
renovate; make bright by polishing
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poky     Speak
 
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capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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reminiscence     Speak
 
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n.  
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
recollection; process of remembering
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
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seamy     Speak
 
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skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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solecism     Speak
 
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n.  
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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topsoil     Speak
 
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n.  
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
the layer of soil on the surface
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
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wastrel     Speak
 
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one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
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