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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abeyance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
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augury     Speak
 
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powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
introduction, usually to a poem or play
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chimerical     Speak
 
(3)
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silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
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crabbed     Speak
 
(4)
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slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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declivity     Speak
 
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an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
downward slope, as of a hill
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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dogmatic     Speak
 
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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entanglement     Speak
 
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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fishery     Speak
 
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n.  
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business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
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hermitage     Speak
 
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a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
region; remote and undeveloped area
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
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improvident     Speak
 
(10)
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
very fat; large in the body; overweight
light as air; heavenly; unusually refined
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iterate     Speak
 
(11)
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
say, state, or perform again; repeat
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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miasma     Speak
 
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act of wandering about, over, around, or through
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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obstreperous     Speak
 
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characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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palpitate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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propinquity     Speak
 
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property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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refurbish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
renovate; make bright by polishing
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
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scurrilous     Speak
 
(17)
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
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sequester     Speak
 
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v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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superintend     Speak
 
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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waggish     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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