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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acerbity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
recollection; process of remembering
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
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apostate     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
concise summing up of main points
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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chastise     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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convoke     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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discomfit     Speak
 
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v.  
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make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
comment; make explanatory notes
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
conquer; bring under control
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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elaboration     Speak
 
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n.  
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high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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epigram     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
loss of speech due to injury or illness
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
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far-reaching     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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haggard     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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incorporeal     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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radiating; departing from the center
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
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inveterate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
haphazard; careless; done hastily
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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malodorous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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false; tending to mislead; deceptive
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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opalescent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
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peculate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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precis     Speak
 
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n.  
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
concise summing up of main points
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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recalcitrant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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sartorial     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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seethe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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traduce     Speak
 
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v.  
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yield or formally resign and surrender to another
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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vim     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
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