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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amalgamate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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arrogate     Speak
 
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
exceed or surpass; leave behind
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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burnish     Speak
 
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
be earlier in time; go back further
comment; make explanatory notes
starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
teach and impress by frequent repetitions
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cussed     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
perverse; unwilling to be helpful, or annoying
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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dissolute     Speak
 
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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edify     Speak
 
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
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exult     Speak
 
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
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filial     Speak
 
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inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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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
indifference; lack of concern; composure
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
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indigent     Speak
 
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readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
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inverse     Speak
 
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opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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mendicant     Speak
 
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beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
radically new or original; cutting edge
book of literary selections by various authors
a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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negation     Speak
 
(13)
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
imaginary land or abode of fairies
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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pertinacious     Speak
 
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
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posthumous     Speak
 
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slow; sluggish; wasting time
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
having total knowledge; knowing everything
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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rapacious     Speak
 
(16)
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excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
intended to confuse in an argument
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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revile     Speak
 
(17)
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attack with abusive language; vilify
make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred
decorate with needlework; add details to
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
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stipend     Speak
 
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; huge animal, especially a whale
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
person with insane desire to set things on fire
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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timorous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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spotted with different shades or colors
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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wane     Speak
 
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lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
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