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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
accretion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
introduction, usually to a poem or play
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
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bacchanalian     Speak
 
(2)
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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blench     Speak
 
(3)
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spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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convivial     Speak
 
(4)
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
marked by precise accordance with details
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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disembodied     Speak
 
(5)
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sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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doleful     Speak
 
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extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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euphonious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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gambol     Speak
 
(8)
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cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
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harangue     Speak
 
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n.  
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
environment; person's social setting or environment
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incise     Speak
 
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steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
pass over or beyond; surpass
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knotty     Speak
 
(11)
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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magnate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
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oracular     Speak
 
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idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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papyrus     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
ancient paper made from stem of plant
elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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pomposity     Speak
 
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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pulchritude     Speak
 
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n.  
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relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
society or government ruled by wealthy class
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reprove     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
list each one; mention one by one
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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sepulchral     Speak
 
(18)
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of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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synoptic     Speak
 
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happy; merry; joyful, and proud because of triumph or success
providing general overview; summary
relating to the near future; limited to short distances
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
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vanguard     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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