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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
external; not essential; extraneous
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astringent     Speak
 
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
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capitulate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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explain or describe in detail
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
examine closely and critically
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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cogency     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
appearance;  becoming visible
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discomfit     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
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embellish     Speak
 
(6)
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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exult     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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forswear     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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hermitage     Speak
 
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n.  
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remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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infinitesimal     Speak
 
(10)
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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irksome     Speak
 
(11)
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lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious
disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
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lionize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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ordination     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
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overshadow     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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primp     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
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remonstrance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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rivulet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
small brook or stream; streamlet
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
of or about burial, to the grave, or monuments erected to the memory of the dead
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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taper     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
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trenchant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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