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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
ancillary     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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badinage     Speak
 
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n.  
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extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
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bonny     Speak
 
(3)
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
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congregate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pass over or beyond; surpass
assemble; convene; gather
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
inform; give notice to; make aware
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
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change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
place over something else; place on top of
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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emancipate     Speak
 
(6)
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starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
list each one; mention one by one
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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expiate     Speak
 
(7)
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make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
conquer; bring under control
rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
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foment     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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separate; break or wrench apart
burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
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granular     Speak
 
(9)
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive
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imperceptible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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jocose     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
given to joking; merry; humorous
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
providing general overview; summary
slow; sluggish; wasting time
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miasma     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
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nadir     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
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phlegmatic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
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privation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
hardship; state of extreme poverty
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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renunciation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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resumption     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
essential premise; the underlying assumption
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
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totter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
clean; remove offensive parts of book
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
marked by precise accordance with details
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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