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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
aggrandize     Speak
 
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v.  
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occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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arrears     Speak
 
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n.  
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fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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bulwark     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
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daub     Speak
 
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smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
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diverge     Speak
 
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
vary; go in different directions from the same point
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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ejaculation     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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eradicate     Speak
 
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completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
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fragmentary     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
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hypersensitive     Speak
 
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having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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indent     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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jubilation     Speak
 
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n.  
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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maladroit     Speak
 
(12)
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showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
very reluctant to give out information
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officious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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paean     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
recollection; process of remembering
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presumption     Speak
 
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n.  
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the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
a chemical used to kill pests
design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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rend     Speak
 
(16)
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foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
corrupt; seduce from virtue
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satirical     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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sinecure     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
well-paid position with little responsibility
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submerge     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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sink; immerse; put underwater
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
command against; banish;  not allow something
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voracious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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