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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anthology     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
book of literary selections by various authors
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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aphasia     Speak
 
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n.  
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poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
loss of speech due to injury or illness
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
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cede     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
produce; give rise to
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convex     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
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depreciate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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embed     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
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facile     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
formless; lacking shape or definition
striking one object against another sharply
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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gauche     Speak
 
(8)
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
given to joking; merry; humorous
very reluctant to give out information
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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hypersensitive     Speak
 
(9)
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mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
spotted with different shades or colors
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ineffable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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invigilate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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separate; break or wrench apart
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
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lope     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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nauseate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
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pervasive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
pervading; spread throughout every part
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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proletarian     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
member of working class; blue collar person
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
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rebuff     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
fertilize by transferring pollen
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
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examine closely and critically
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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slapdash     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
haphazard; careless; done hastily
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
designed to create ill will or envy
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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submerge     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
sink; immerse; put underwater
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
pass over or beyond; surpass
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ungainly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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