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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abrade     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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artifice     Speak
 
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n.  
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waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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cadaverous     Speak
 
(3)
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
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coterie     Speak
 
(4)
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
blessedness; state of extreme happiness
a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
book of literary selections by various authors
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deride     Speak
 
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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encroach     Speak
 
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intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
declare to be true; affirm
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
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equivocate     Speak
 
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
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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
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
poise; self-confident assurance
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granular     Speak
 
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
widespread; affecting majority of people
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incandescent     Speak
 
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nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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intoxicate     Speak
 
(11)
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops
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mortify     Speak
 
(12)
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exceed or surpass; leave behind
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
place between; thrust; intrude; be between, either for aid or for troubling
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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nondescript     Speak
 
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showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
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pedagogy     Speak
 
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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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proliferate     Speak
 
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dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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rafter     Speak
 
(16)
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communication using gesture and facial expression
gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
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rivulet     Speak
 
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single-mast sailing boat
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
small brook or stream; streamlet
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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supplant     Speak
 
(19)
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
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vitriolic     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
speaking and repeating loud words; calling or demanding loudly or urgently
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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