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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anathema     Speak
 
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n.  
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single-mast sailing boat
blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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antler     Speak
 
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n.  
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an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
one who makes maps or charts
entire horn, or any branch of the horn
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chasten     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
pretend; hide feelings from other people
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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cupidity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
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discomposure     Speak
 
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n.  
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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engender     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause; bring into existence; give rise to
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
place over something else; place on top of
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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envisage     Speak
 
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v.  
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
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fatuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
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hoodwink     Speak
 
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v.  
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stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
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ingratiate     Speak
 
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place between; thrust; intrude; be between, either for aid or for troubling
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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lethargy     Speak
 
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n.  
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the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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licentious     Speak
 
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nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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obdurate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
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pesticide     Speak
 
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n.  
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text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
a chemical used to kill pests
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precis     Speak
 
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n.  
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
hard outer layer that covers something
concise summing up of main points
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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pulchritude     Speak
 
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n.  
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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repatriate     Speak
 
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v.  
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become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
inform; give notice to; make aware
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skinflint     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
the layer of soil on the surface
a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck
act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
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tantalize     Speak
 
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v.  
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
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vacuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
very thin especially from disease or hunger
not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false
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