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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abortive     Speak
 
(1)
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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aphorism     Speak
 
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n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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blench     Speak
 
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a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
declare to be true; affirm
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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convex     Speak
 
(4)
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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deleterious     Speak
 
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outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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doleful     Speak
 
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
free, without charge; costing nothing
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
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excise     Speak
 
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v.  
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cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
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formative     Speak
 
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having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
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glut     Speak
 
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v.  
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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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incipient     Speak
 
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belong to noble origin; having high birth
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
without money; poor; penniless
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jollity     Speak
 
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n.  
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scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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misanthrope     Speak
 
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remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
new or newly invented word or phrase
yielding to another; ceding or surrendering
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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oligarchy     Speak
 
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act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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pesticide     Speak
 
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
study of nutrition as it relates to health
a chemical used to kill pests
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
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posthumous     Speak
 
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
haphazard; careless; done hastily
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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raillery     Speak
 
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n.  
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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rind     Speak
 
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external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
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stipend     Speak
 
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n.  
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shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
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succor     Speak
 
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v.  
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aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
inform; give notice to; make aware
isolate; separate; keep away from others
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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urbane     Speak
 
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swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
showing a high degree of refinement
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
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