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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acerbity     Speak
 
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n.  
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
casket, chest, or trunk, especially one used for keeping money or other valuables
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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antler     Speak
 
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n.  
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
small brook or stream; streamlet
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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castigate     Speak
 
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v.  
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repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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crochet     Speak
 
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n.  
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
a kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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diurnal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not essential;  coming from outside
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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dunce     Speak
 
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n.  
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incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
appearance;  becoming visible
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
process of turning some plant material into stone
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facsimile     Speak
 
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n.  
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petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
essential premise; the underlying assumption
waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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frugality     Speak
 
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n.  
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
one that looks on; spectator
dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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hedgehog     Speak
 
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n.  
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
self-evident truth requiring no proof
strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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inroad     Speak
 
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n.  
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curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
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laudable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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meretricious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
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nonconformist     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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pedant     Speak
 
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n.  
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a kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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presumable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
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punctilious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by precise accordance with details
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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repudiate     Speak
 
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v.  
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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smolder     Speak
 
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v.  
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stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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stratum     Speak
 
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n.  
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a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
study of nutrition as it relates to health
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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utilitarian     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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matchless; not able to be imitated
happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
formless; lacking shape or definition
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
practical and functional, not just for show
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