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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adjure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
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apogee     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of wandering about, over, around, or through
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
recollection; process of remembering
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
one of the superior courts of law; the government department that receives and gives out public money
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cantata     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
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cussed     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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perverse; unwilling to be helpful, or annoying
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
incompatible; not able to be resolved
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
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discursive     Speak
 
(5)
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tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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ebullient     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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exculpate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
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fitful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
capable of using either hand with equal ease
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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glisten     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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inaugurate     Speak
 
(10)
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
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laud     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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limpid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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nestling     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
bird too young to leave its nest; young child
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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panacea     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
person with insane desire to set things on fire
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
region; remote and undeveloped area
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pontifical     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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rapacious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
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seclude     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
isolate; separate; keep away from others
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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sepulchral     Speak
 
(18)
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
having total knowledge; knowing everything
of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
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tractable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
belong to noble origin; having high birth
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waver     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
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