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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adumbrate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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beleaguer     Speak
 
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sink; immerse; put underwater
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
complete view in every direction.
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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cadaverous     Speak
 
(3)
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
pervading; spread throughout every part
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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crabbed     Speak
 
(4)
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
practical and functional, not just for show
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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depredation     Speak
 
(5)
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
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encomium     Speak
 
(6)
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wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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exult     Speak
 
(7)
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make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
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foible     Speak
 
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
one that looks on; spectator
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
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hinterland     Speak
 
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a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
recollection; process of remembering
house roof made with a plant material
region; remote and undeveloped area
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incipient     Speak
 
(10)
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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invigilate     Speak
 
(11)
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make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
cross; meet; meet at a point
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limpid     Speak
 
(12)
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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opaque     Speak
 
(13)
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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parch     Speak
 
(14)
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
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pretension     Speak
 
(15)
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advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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refractory     Speak
 
(16)
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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schism     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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smolder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
recover gradually from an illness
dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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theocracy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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trenchant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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