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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
addle     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
be earlier in time; go back further
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
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aplomb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
poise; self-confident assurance
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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bombastic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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debunk     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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discomposure     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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drawl     Speak
 
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n.  
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central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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exasperate     Speak
 
(7)
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
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gadfly     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
ancient paper made from stem of plant
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
one of two equal parts; a half
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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harrow     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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indiscriminate     Speak
 
(10)
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angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
slow; sluggish; wasting time
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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inverse     Speak
 
(11)
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
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lionize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
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nonconformist     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
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peculate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
scurry; run with short, rapid steps
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
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pontifical     Speak
 
(15)
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
pervading; spread throughout every part
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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pulverize     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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produce; give rise to
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
stockpile; accumulate for future use
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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revelry     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
state of being satiated or glutted; the fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire
superiority in numbers or amount
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
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silt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
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supplicate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
attack with abusive language; vilify
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
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trenchant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
belong to noble origin; having high birth
given to joking; merry; humorous
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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