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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pass over or beyond; surpass
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
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archipelago     Speak
 
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n.  
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expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
group of closely located islands
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
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capitulate     Speak
 
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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crumple     Speak
 
(4)
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
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remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
command against; banish;  not allow something
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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elasticity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
fine thread or fiber; thin wire;  threadlike structure within the light bulb
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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excavate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
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fracas     Speak
 
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n.  
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an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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ignominy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
communication using gesture and facial expression
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
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ineffable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
speaking and repeating loud words; calling or demanding loudly or urgently
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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leaven     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
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mercurial     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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matchless; not able to be imitated
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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necromancy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
slight offense; small sin or fault
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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perfidious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
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proliferate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
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rend     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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summarize; repeat in concise form
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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sapling     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
group of closely located islands
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
fanatically committed person; a person who shows excessive zeal
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slapdash     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
haphazard; careless; done hastily
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
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taper     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
make watertight by filling in cracks
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venial     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
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