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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
allurement     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
shortening something by omitting parts of it
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
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apiary     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
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bombastic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
slow; sluggish; wasting time
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condole     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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discontented     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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embed     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
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extol     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
separate; break or wrench apart
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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fidgety     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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easily influenced; flexible; pliable
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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imbue     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
stockpile; accumulate for future use
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
encode; convert plain message into code
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interlocutor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
appearance;  becoming visible
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
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irksome     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
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liken     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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oratorio     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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pellucid     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
having or marked by a strong tendency
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proletarian     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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quintessence     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
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ruminate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
scurry; run with short, rapid steps
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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conquer; bring under control
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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thatch     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
house roof made with a plant material
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
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tyro     Speak
 
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n.  
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of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
beginner in learning something; novice
indifference; lack of concern; composure
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
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