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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acerbity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
one that looks on; spectator
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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autonomous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
widespread; affecting majority of people
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chortle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
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colander     Speak
 
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n.  
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bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
book of literary selections by various authors
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
study of nutrition as it relates to health
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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desultory     Speak
 
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incompatible; not able to be resolved
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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doleful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
untidy; careless in work habits
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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exult     Speak
 
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v.  
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
stockpile; accumulate for future use
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
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forebode     Speak
 
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v.  
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
say, state, or perform again; repeat
be earlier in time; go back further
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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imbibe     Speak
 
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v.  
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call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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incrustation     Speak
 
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n.  
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acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
one of the superior courts of law; the government department that receives and gives out public money
hard outer layer that covers something
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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intricacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
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libretto     Speak
 
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n.  
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highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
book of literary selections by various authors
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
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nerveless     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
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perspicacious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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proletarian     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
a chemical used to kill pests
member of working class; blue collar person
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ramify     Speak
 
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v.  
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give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
make shiny by rubbing; polish
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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scamper     Speak
 
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v.  
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remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
renovate; make bright by polishing
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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slapdash     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
haphazard; careless; done hastily
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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symbiosis     Speak
 
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n.  
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
region; remote and undeveloped area
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venal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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