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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amenity     Speak
 
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n.  
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pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
a chemical used to kill pests
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
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apogee     Speak
 
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n.  
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metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
person with insane desire to set things on fire
tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
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bulwark     Speak
 
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n.  
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earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
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daub     Speak
 
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v.  
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give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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dexterous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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ejaculation     Speak
 
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n.  
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appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
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epicure     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
a chemical used to kill pests
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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germinate     Speak
 
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v.  
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lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
officially charge someone in a court of law
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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glower     Speak
 
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look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
cross; meet; meet at a point
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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indented     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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laconic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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moulder     Speak
 
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n.  
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relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
self-evident truth requiring no proof
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
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opulence     Speak
 
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n.  
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
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pendulum     Speak
 
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n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
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preen     Speak
 
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v.  
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proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
sink; immerse; put underwater
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recapitulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
summarize; repeat in concise form
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rigidity     Speak
 
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n.  
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
introduction, usually to a poem or play
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sloop     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of nutrition as it relates to health
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
single-mast sailing boat
study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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surreptitious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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perverse; unwilling to be helpful, or annoying
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
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waver     Speak
 
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v.  
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play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
express strong disapproval of; disparage
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