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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acrimonious     Speak
 
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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badinage     Speak
 
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n.  
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fine thread or fiber; thin wire;  threadlike structure within the light bulb
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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circumspect     Speak
 
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
having total knowledge; knowing everything
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
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crag     Speak
 
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n.  
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steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
slight offense; small sin or fault
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dissimulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
pretend; hide feelings from other people
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
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doldrums     Speak
 
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n.  
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house roof made with a plant material
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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ersatz     Speak
 
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
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felicitous     Speak
 
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
incipient; coming into existence; emerging
idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
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gregarious     Speak
 
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sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
difficult to perceive senses or mind
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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inimical     Speak
 
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pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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invertebrate     Speak
 
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n.  
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animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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minutia     Speak
 
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strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
casket, chest, or trunk, especially one used for keeping money or other valuables
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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onerous     Speak
 
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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plagiarism     Speak
 
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n.  
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house roof made with a plant material
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
one that looks on; spectator
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relegate     Speak
 
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v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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rove     Speak
 
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n.  
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fanatically committed person; a person who shows excessive zeal
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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sinew     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
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surreptitious     Speak
 
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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verdant     Speak
 
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healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
green; full of juice in vegetation
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