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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amass     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
extend out or project in space; stick out
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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avuncular     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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censorious     Speak
 
(3)
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rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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cognate     Speak
 
(4)
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reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
deeply established; firmly rooted
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dispassionate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
striking one object against another sharply
formless; lacking shape or definition
pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
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edify     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
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equanimity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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forestall     Speak
 
(8)
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prevent by taking action in advance
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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heterogeneous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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indubitable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unable to be doubted; unquestionable
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
untidy; careless in work habits
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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irreconcilable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
incompatible; not able to be resolved
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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moulder     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
a kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
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oration     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
swiftness of action or motion; speed
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
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sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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presumption     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
process of turning some plant material into stone
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
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purport     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
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satiety     Speak
 
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n.  
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one that looks on; spectator
state of being satiated or glutted; the fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire
indifference; lack of concern; composure
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
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seraphic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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timorous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
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watershed     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
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