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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
cross; meet; meet at a point
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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beleaguer     Speak
 
(2)
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list each one; mention one by one
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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chasten     Speak
 
(3)
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
vary; go in different directions from the same point
cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
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debauch     Speak
 
(4)
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a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
corrupt; seduce from virtue
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
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win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
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embryonic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
in the early stage of development; of an organism before birth; related to embryo
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exculpate     Speak
 
(7)
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
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febrile     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; intense emotion or activity
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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girder     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
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inculcate     Speak
 
(10)
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
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irascible     Speak
 
(11)
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ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
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mollify     Speak
 
(12)
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cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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nonconformity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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precis     Speak
 
(15)
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a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
concise summing up of main points
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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quizzical     Speak
 
(16)
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
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reticent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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solder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
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thwart     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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officially charge someone in a court of law
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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