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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anodyne     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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bellicose     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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blithe     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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concomitant     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
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discordant     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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embroider     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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produce; give rise to
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
decorate with needlework; add details to
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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evince     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
assemble; convene; gather
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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gallantry     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
swiftness of action or motion; speed
process of turning some plant material into stone
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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imbibe     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
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insulate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
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lechery     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
ancient paper made from stem of plant
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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minutia     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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nauseate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
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petrifaction     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
upward slope, as of hill
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
process of turning some plant material into stone
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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pontifical     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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recalcitrant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
incompatible; not able to be resolved
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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saturnine     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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sonorous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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torpid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
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vindicate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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