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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abrogate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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avocation     Speak
 
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a company which sells goods
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
a kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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buxom     Speak
 
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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cogency     Speak
 
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n.  
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fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
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dissimulate     Speak
 
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
pretend; hide feelings from other people
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enrapture     Speak
 
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
attack with abusive language; vilify
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ethos     Speak
 
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
essential premise; the underlying assumption
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
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foreboding     Speak
 
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n.  
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free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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harmonize     Speak
 
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officially charge someone in a court of law
correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
recover gradually from an illness
vary; go in different directions from the same point
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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incongruity     Speak
 
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curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
essential premise; the underlying assumption
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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irksome     Speak
 
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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
radiating; departing from the center
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mawkish     Speak
 
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
pervading; spread throughout every part
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nondescript     Speak
 
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
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philology     Speak
 
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n.  
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any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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pretension     Speak
 
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
superiority in numbers or amount
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
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rancor     Speak
 
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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roil     Speak
 
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steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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seraphic     Speak
 
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lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
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tautological     Speak
 
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
slow; sluggish; wasting time
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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verdant     Speak
 
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
green; full of juice in vegetation
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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