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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abbreviation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
shortening something by omitting parts of it
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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aplomb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
poise; self-confident assurance
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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circumspect     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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congregate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
assemble; convene; gather
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
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derogate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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retire from military service
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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emend     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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enumerate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
list each one; mention one by one
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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flout     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
make shiny by rubbing; polish
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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hedgehog     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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incise     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pass over or beyond; surpass
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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leaven     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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loll     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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exceed or surpass; leave behind
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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ostensible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
having or marked by a strong tendency
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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penury     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
concise summing up of main points
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proletarian     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
member of working class; blue collar person
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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renunciation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
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salubrious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
shrink; reduce in size; become less
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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timorous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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unctuous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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