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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
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augury     Speak
 
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reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
hill; relatively flat highland
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
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circumlocution     Speak
 
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highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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cogent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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desiccate     Speak
 
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foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
produce; give rise to
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economize     Speak
 
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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explicate     Speak
 
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cause to become sick; fill with disgust
be or go before something or someone in time or space
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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fidget     Speak
 
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
be earlier in time; go back further
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
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impalpable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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intended to confuse in an argument
difficult to perceive senses or mind
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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inroad     Speak
 
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
concise summing up of main points
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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inviolable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
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locomotion     Speak
 
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
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nonchalance     Speak
 
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n.  
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
indifference; lack of concern; composure
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
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perfidy     Speak
 
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merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
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postulate     Speak
 
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voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors
essential premise; the underlying assumption
radically new or original; cutting edge
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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raucous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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reprove     Speak
 
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v.  
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renovate; make bright by polishing
make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
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stipend     Speak
 
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n.  
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inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
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suborn     Speak
 
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give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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unassuming     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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