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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abjure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
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bacchanalian     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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cajole     Speak
 
(3)
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
inform; give notice to; make aware
give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
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daub     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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denouement     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
loss of speech due to injury or illness
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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dross     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
eye defect that prevents proper focus
hill; relatively flat highland
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excoriate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
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fermentation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
single-mast sailing boat
trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
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histrionic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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haphazard; careless; done hastily
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
characteristic of acting or stage performance
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
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infinitesimal     Speak
 
(10)
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diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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kernel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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moulder     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
a chemical used to kill pests
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
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mutinous     Speak
 
(13)
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
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patina     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
new or newly invented word or phrase
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posthumous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
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regimentation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
society or government ruled by wealthy class
upward slope, as of hill
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scuttle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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scurry; run with short, rapid steps
fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
cross; meet; meet at a point
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
gather; collect; pick up
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snobbish     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
very thin especially from disease or hunger
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
designed to create ill will or envy
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torpor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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voluminous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
widespread; affecting majority of people
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
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