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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adulterate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
vary; go in different directions from the same point
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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apposite     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
very reluctant to give out information
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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celerity     Speak
 
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n.  
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beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
slight offense; small sin or fault
swiftness of action or motion; speed
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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computation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
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depletion     Speak
 
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n.  
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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doldrums     Speak
 
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n.  
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scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
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fairyland     Speak
 
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n.  
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any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
imaginary land or abode of fairies
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
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garrulous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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halting     Speak
 
(9)
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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incandescent     Speak
 
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
widespread; affecting majority of people
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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jubilant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
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mendacious     Speak
 
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
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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
group of closely located islands
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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peccadillo     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight offense; small sin or fault
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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proletarian     Speak
 
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n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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pulchritude     Speak
 
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n.  
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disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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rote     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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sententious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
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temporize     Speak
 
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v.  
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give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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verbiage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
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