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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amalgamate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
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artifice     Speak
 
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n.  
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single-mast sailing boat
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
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chary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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dauntless     Speak
 
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bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
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grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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emendation     Speak
 
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n.  
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small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
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extrinsic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
very fat; large in the body; overweight
external; not essential; extraneous
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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flippant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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hegemony     Speak
 
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n.  
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a chemical used to kill pests
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
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increment     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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intricacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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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
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
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milieu     Speak
 
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environment; person's social setting or environment
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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ostensible     Speak
 
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dead; no longer in use or existence
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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panorama     Speak
 
(14)
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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
renovate; make bright by polishing
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
complete view in every direction.
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presumption     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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protrude     Speak
 
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extend out or project in space; stick out
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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schism     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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sinecure     Speak
 
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n.  
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withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
well-paid position with little responsibility
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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surfeit     Speak
 
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v.  
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
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trudge     Speak
 
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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