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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
accretion     Speak
 
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n.  
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the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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avow     Speak
 
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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cantankerous     Speak
 
(3)
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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delineate     Speak
 
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v.  
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
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drawl     Speak
 
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n.  
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pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
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expropriate     Speak
 
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v.  
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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far-reaching     Speak
 
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lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
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haggard     Speak
 
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
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impetus     Speak
 
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incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
introduction, usually to a poem or play
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
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layman     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
the case for sword blade; sheath
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
imaginary land or abode of fairies
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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luminary     Speak
 
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one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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onerous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
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privation     Speak
 
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n.  
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
hardship; state of extreme poverty
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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reminiscence     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
recollection; process of remembering
one that looks on; spectator
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
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reverent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
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sodden     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
easily approachable; warmly friendly
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
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strident     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
formless; lacking shape or definition
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
designed to create ill will or envy
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trounce     Speak
 
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v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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