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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
ablution     Speak
 
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n.  
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leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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axiom     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
self-evident truth requiring no proof
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
the layer of soil on the surface
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churlish     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
free, without charge; costing nothing
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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compunction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
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despoil     Speak
 
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hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
officially charge someone in a court of law
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
make less severe or harsh; moderate
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doggerel     Speak
 
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trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers
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espy     Speak
 
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v.  
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
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gadfly     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
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immemorial     Speak
 
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intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
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indenture     Speak
 
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v.  
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
extend out or project in space; stick out
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
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jubilation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
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maladroit     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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untidy; careless in work habits
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ostentation     Speak
 
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n.  
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making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
open declaration; frank acknowledgment
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peccadillo     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
slight offense; small sin or fault
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precis     Speak
 
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n.  
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prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
concise summing up of main points
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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pundit     Speak
 
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n.  
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speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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sapling     Speak
 
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n.  
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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seethe     Speak
 
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v.  
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starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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superimpose     Speak
 
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v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
place over something else; place on top of
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
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trenchant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
free, without charge; costing nothing
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
marked by precise accordance with details
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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