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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abhor     Speak
 
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v.  
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oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
make peace with; appease and render favorable
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
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apprise     Speak
 
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cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
inform; give notice to; make aware
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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bevy     Speak
 
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a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
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crag     Speak
 
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separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
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denouement     Speak
 
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pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
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enigmatic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
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excavate     Speak
 
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prevent by taking action in advance
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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frieze     Speak
 
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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heretic     Speak
 
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a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
a large number or quantity
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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insular     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
reclining; lying down completely or in part
without money; poor; penniless
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
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invective     Speak
 
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scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
one who makes maps or charts
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minutia     Speak
 
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alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
environment; person's social setting or environment
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
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opprobrious     Speak
 
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
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pilfer     Speak
 
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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privation     Speak
 
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author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
self-evident truth requiring no proof
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
hardship; state of extreme poverty
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ramification     Speak
 
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one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
a chemical used to kill pests
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reticent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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skeptical     Speak
 
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haphazard; careless; done hastily
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
incompatible; not able to be resolved
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
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tenable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
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truculence     Speak
 
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new or newly invented word or phrase
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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