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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
anthology     Speak
 
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n.  
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
book of literary selections by various authors
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
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apiary     Speak
 
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upward slope, as of hill
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
a specialist in the study of nutrition
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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bounteous     Speak
 
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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corpulent     Speak
 
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very fat; large in the body; overweight
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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disband     Speak
 
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ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
conquer; bring under control
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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engender     Speak
 
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
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extrinsic     Speak
 
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ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
external; not essential; extraneous
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
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fermentation     Speak
 
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collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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impassive     Speak
 
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sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
intended to confuse in an argument
difficult to perceive senses or mind
excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
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indented     Speak
 
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cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
feverish; intense emotion or activity
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invert     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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macabre     Speak
 
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
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ordination     Speak
 
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society or government ruled by wealthy class
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
poise; self-confident assurance
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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pantomime     Speak
 
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n.  
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fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
communication using gesture and facial expression
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
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poignancy     Speak
 
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state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
fanatically committed person; a person who shows excessive zeal
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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puerile     Speak
 
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relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
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rigidity     Speak
 
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n.  
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alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
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spurious     Speak
 
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extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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theocracy     Speak
 
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of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
the layer of soil on the surface
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variegated     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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