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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abscond     Speak
 
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
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bacchanalian     Speak
 
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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careen     Speak
 
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surround with armed forces; harass with requests
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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crabbed     Speak
 
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
regarded as sacred and inviolable
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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declivity     Speak
 
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
downward slope, as of a hill
having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
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emaciated     Speak
 
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unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
very thin especially from disease or hunger
filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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exhortation     Speak
 
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tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
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fluster     Speak
 
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
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impalpable     Speak
 
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any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
without money; poor; penniless
difficult to perceive senses or mind
dead; no longer in use or existence
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impoverish     Speak
 
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nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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legible     Speak
 
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liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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loiter     Speak
 
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
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necromancy     Speak
 
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift
a company which sells goods
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pitfall     Speak
 
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claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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proliferate     Speak
 
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decorate with needlework; add details to
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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protuberance     Speak
 
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one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup
concise summing up of main points
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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secession     Speak
 
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temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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spurn     Speak
 
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foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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surfeit     Speak
 
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
renovate; make bright by polishing
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
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verbiage     Speak
 
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
radically new or original; cutting edge
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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