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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acerbity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
concise summing up of main points
group of closely located islands
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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aromatic     Speak
 
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
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bulwark     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
poise; self-confident assurance
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
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congruent     Speak
 
(4)
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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desultory     Speak
 
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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economize     Speak
 
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v.  
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grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
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entanglement     Speak
 
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n.  
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pompous array of words; overabundance of words
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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germinate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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glisten     Speak
 
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sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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incandescent     Speak
 
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
regarded as sacred and inviolable
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
relating to the near future; limited to short distances
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jollity     Speak
 
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n.  
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gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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luminary     Speak
 
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
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numismatist     Speak
 
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
house roof made with a plant material
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
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pandemic     Speak
 
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perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
widespread; affecting majority of people
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precipitation     Speak
 
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n.  
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curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
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rejoinder     Speak
 
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a specialist in the study of nutrition
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
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rivulet     Speak
 
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n.  
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a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
bird too young to leave its nest; young child
small brook or stream; streamlet
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solder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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tendentious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
having or marked by a strong tendency
healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
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unfathomed     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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