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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
adjudicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
pass over or beyond; surpass
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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assail     Speak
 
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teach and impress by frequent repetitions
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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bevy     Speak
 
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n.  
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appearance;  becoming visible
superiority or decisive advantage; domination
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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complaisant     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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denizen     Speak
 
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an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
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encompass     Speak
 
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cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
prevent by taking action in advance
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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expurgate     Speak
 
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
clean; remove offensive parts of book
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
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famish     Speak
 
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reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
inform; give notice to; make aware
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
clean; remove offensive parts of book
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heretic     Speak
 
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n.  
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direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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ingrained     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
deeply established; firmly rooted
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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jeer     Speak
 
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n.  
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gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
concise summing up of main points
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malapropism     Speak
 
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n.  
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
upward slope, as of hill
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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nerveless     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake
radiating; departing from the center
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
practical and functional, not just for show
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papyrus     Speak
 
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n.  
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
recollection; process of remembering
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
well-paid position with little responsibility
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pomposity     Speak
 
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collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
region; remote and undeveloped area
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
superiority in numbers or amount
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quixotic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
idealistic without regard to practicality
reclining; lying down completely or in part
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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repudiate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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sepulchral     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking
of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
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thwart     Speak
 
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v.  
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger
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voracious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
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