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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
abstemious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
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arraign     Speak
 
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v.  
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
officially charge someone in a court of law
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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censorious     Speak
 
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
feverish; intense emotion or activity
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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convalesce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
recover gradually from an illness
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
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disputatious     Speak
 
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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enactment     Speak
 
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n.  
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
bird too young to leave its nest; young child
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
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ersatz     Speak
 
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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foreboding     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
upward slope, as of hill
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
study of nutrition as it relates to health
the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
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hew     Speak
 
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v.  
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declare to be true; affirm
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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impetus     Speak
 
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n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
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layman     Speak
 
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one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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lilliputian     Speak
 
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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opalescent     Speak
 
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idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
capable of using either hand with equal ease
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
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photosynthesis     Speak
 
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n.  
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handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
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protagonist     Speak
 
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n.  
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the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift
the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
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redoubtable     Speak
 
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, like smoke or fog
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revelry     Speak
 
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n.  
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excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
process of turning some plant material into stone
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
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sinuous     Speak
 
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relating to the near future; limited to short distances
echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
spotted with different shades or colors
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temerity     Speak
 
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n.  
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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utensil     Speak
 
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
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