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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
aggregation     Speak
 
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n.  
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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beget     Speak
 
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be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
produce; give rise to
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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blare     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
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crustacean     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
essential premise; the underlying assumption
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
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delineate     Speak
 
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portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
extend out or project in space; stick out
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
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embellish     Speak
 
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
make watertight by filling in cracks
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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exceptionable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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fracas     Speak
 
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n.  
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poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
concise summing up of main points
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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hermetic     Speak
 
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versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
free, without charge; costing nothing
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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inertia     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue
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invigilate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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pretend; hide feelings from other people
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
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maladroit     Speak
 
(12)
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showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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nonentity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
book of literary selections by various authors
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
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pantomime     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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hard outer layer that covers something
one of the superior courts of law; the government department that receives and gives out public money
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
communication using gesture and facial expression
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posthumous     Speak
 
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
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remittance     Speak
 
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n.  
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external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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scavenge     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
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sinew     Speak
 
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n.  
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introduction, usually to a poem or play
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
well-paid position with little responsibility
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threadbare     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
very reluctant to give out information
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
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truism     Speak
 
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n.  
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
a specialist in the study of nutrition
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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