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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abrogate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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axiom     Speak
 
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something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; huge animal, especially a whale
self-evident truth requiring no proof
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
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circumscribe     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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summarize; repeat in concise form
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
make peace with; appease and render favorable
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
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collate     Speak
 
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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
make watertight by filling in cracks
allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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deride     Speak
 
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v.  
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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enigmatic     Speak
 
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
incompatible; not able to be resolved
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
exceed or surpass; leave behind
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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flout     Speak
 
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v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
clean; remove offensive parts of book
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hedgehog     Speak
 
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n.  
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a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
bird too young to leave its nest; young child
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
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indoctrinate     Speak
 
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place between; thrust; intrude; be between, either for aid or for troubling
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
say, state, or perform again; repeat
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
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invective     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
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mendicant     Speak
 
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n.  
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prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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obstreperous     Speak
 
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
deeply established; firmly rooted
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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paean     Speak
 
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n.  
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a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
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poignancy     Speak
 
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n.  
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claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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redolent     Speak
 
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dying; in a dying state; approaching death; about to die
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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reticent     Speak
 
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
given to joking; merry; humorous
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
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solecism     Speak
 
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n.  
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
shortening something by omitting parts of it
blessedness; state of extreme happiness
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
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torpid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
not availing; ineffectual or useless
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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truculent     Speak
 
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without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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