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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abjure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pretend; hide feelings from other people
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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artifice     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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besiege     Speak
 
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admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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cloying     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
without money; poor; penniless
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disquiet     Speak
 
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v.  
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dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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egress     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
the case for sword blade; sheath
false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
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entanglement     Speak
 
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n.  
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
a specialist in the study of nutrition
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
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frieze     Speak
 
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
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husbandry     Speak
 
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n.  
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power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift
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incisive     Speak
 
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penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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invidious     Speak
 
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extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
designed to create ill will or envy
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
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limpid     Speak
 
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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necromancy     Speak
 
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self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
entire horn, or any branch of the horn
hill; relatively flat highland
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peregrination     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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precis     Speak
 
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n.  
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concise summing up of main points
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
region; remote and undeveloped area
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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remunerative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
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scads     Speak
 
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n.  
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a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
radically new or original; cutting edge
a large number or quantity
downward slope, as of a hill
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sheaf     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
region; remote and undeveloped area
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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toady     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of nutrition as it relates to health
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
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turbid     Speak
 
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muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
green; full of juice in vegetation
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
practical and functional, not just for show
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