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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abridge     Speak
 
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spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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apposite     Speak
 
(2)
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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cavil     Speak
 
(3)
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disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
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debauch     Speak
 
(4)
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corrupt; seduce from virtue
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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deride     Speak
 
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a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
encode; convert plain message into code
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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encipher     Speak
 
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make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
decorate with needlework; add details to
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
shrink; reduce in size; become less
encode; convert plain message into code
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exult     Speak
 
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call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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germinate     Speak
 
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renovate; make bright by polishing
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
gather; collect; pick up
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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halcyon     Speak
 
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grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
widespread; affecting majority of people
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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ingrained     Speak
 
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foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
deeply established; firmly rooted
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lampoon     Speak
 
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
say, state, or perform again; repeat
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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malapropism     Speak
 
(12)
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show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
ancient paper made from stem of plant
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
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nomenclature     Speak
 
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terminology; system of names used in an art or science
blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
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permeable     Speak
 
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
belong to noble origin; having high birth
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
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preeminent     Speak
 
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very reluctant to give out information
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
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quizzical     Speak
 
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apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
deeply established; firmly rooted
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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sapling     Speak
 
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the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
ancient paper made from stem of plant
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
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sloop     Speak
 
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
single-mast sailing boat
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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tempestuous     Speak
 
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
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unfathomed     Speak
 
(20)
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without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
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