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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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beget     Speak
 
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v.  
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burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
produce; give rise to
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
be earlier in time; go back further
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
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chicanery     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
fanatically committed person; a person who shows excessive zeal
hardship; state of extreme poverty
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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convulsion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
group of closely located islands
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defame     Speak
 
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v.  
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
exceed or surpass; leave behind
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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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
concise summing up of main points
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
process of turning some plant material into stone
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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fairyland     Speak
 
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n.  
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imaginary land or abode of fairies
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
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flaccid     Speak
 
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untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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heretical     Speak
 
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departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
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increment     Speak
 
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n.  
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pompous array of words; overabundance of words
blessedness; state of extreme happiness
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
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iridescent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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libretto     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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oscillate     Speak
 
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v.  
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take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol
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petrifaction     Speak
 
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n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
process of turning some plant material into stone
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
a specialist in the study of nutrition
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
essential premise; the underlying assumption
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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querulous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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revile     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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attack with abusive language; vilify
pretend; hide feelings from other people
overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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serpentine     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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submerge     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
sink; immerse; put underwater
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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voluminous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
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