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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anodyne     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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apiary     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
radically new or original; cutting edge
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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chide     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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conquer; bring under control
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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debilitate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
raise in rank or dignity; praise
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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decomposition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck
the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
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elucidate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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expatriate     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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open declaration; frank acknowledgment
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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geniality     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
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hermetic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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indomitable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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irreconcilable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
incompatible; not able to be resolved
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
providing general overview; summary
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maltreat     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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omniscient     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
having total knowledge; knowing everything
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patrician     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
belong to noble origin; having high birth
constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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primp     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
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rebuff     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
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saunter     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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spendthrift     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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sunder     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
separate; break or wrench apart
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
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waft     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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stockpile; accumulate for future use
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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