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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
ablution     Speak
 
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n.  
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an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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aromatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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perverse; unwilling to be helpful, or annoying
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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captivate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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produce; give rise to
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
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cravat     Speak
 
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n.  
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animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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decrepitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
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effrontery     Speak
 
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n.  
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washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity
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equable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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filament     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
fine thread or fiber; thin wire;  threadlike structure within the light bulb
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harbinger     Speak
 
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n.  
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parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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infest     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
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jocose     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
given to joking; merry; humorous
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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monolithic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
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omniscient     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
having total knowledge; knowing everything
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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paroxysm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
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preeminent     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
green; full of juice in vegetation
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rapacious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
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reticent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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sepulcher     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
burial vault; a receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
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stymie     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
express strong disapproval of; disparage
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
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verisimilitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
one of the superior courts of law; the government department that receives and gives out public money
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
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