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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adroit     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
dead; no longer in use or existence
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
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ascendancy     Speak
 
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n.  
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parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
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categorical     Speak
 
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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condole     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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inform; give notice to; make aware
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
complete view in every direction.
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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dissonance     Speak
 
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n.  
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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
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enrapture     Speak
 
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v.  
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please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
isolate; separate; keep away from others
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
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expatriate     Speak
 
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n.  
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superiority or decisive advantage; domination
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
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fleck     Speak
 
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v.  
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spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
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herbivorous     Speak
 
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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ingratiate     Speak
 
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v.  
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severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
summarize; repeat in concise form
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
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juxtaposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
a company which sells goods
building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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mercurial     Speak
 
(12)
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approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
speaking and repeating loud words; calling or demanding loudly or urgently
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
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obstreperous     Speak
 
(13)
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nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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pedagogy     Speak
 
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n.  
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teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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primp     Speak
 
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v.  
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isolate; separate; keep away from others
extend out or project in space; stick out
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
pass over or beyond; surpass
become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
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redoubtable     Speak
 
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
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scavenge     Speak
 
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v.  
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
assent; agree without protesting
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
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spendthrift     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
region; remote and undeveloped area
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
ancient paper made from stem of plant
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transmute     Speak
 
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v.  
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examine closely and critically
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
exceed or surpass; leave behind
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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vertebrate     Speak
 
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n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
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