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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
amenity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
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apocryphal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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cede     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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gather; collect; pick up
explain or describe in detail
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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congruity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
a company which sells goods
relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
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disquiet     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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encroachment     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
one that looks on; spectator
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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exalt     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
corrupt; seduce from virtue
raise in rank or dignity; praise
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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gauche     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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hermitage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
a specialist in the study of nutrition
a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
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insuperable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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false; tending to mislead; deceptive
very fat; large in the body; overweight
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity
radiating; departing from the center
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lecherous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
matchless; not able to be imitated
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
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malediction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
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nerveless     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
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perfidious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
regarded as sacred and inviolable
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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proletarian     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
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quizzical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
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satiety     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
state of being satiated or glutted; the fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
conquer; bring under control
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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tortuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
formless; lacking shape or definition
lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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vacuous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
marked by precise accordance with details
deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
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