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GRE Vocabulary: Level 4
accolade     Speak
 
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n.  
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
the case for sword blade; sheath
well-paid position with little responsibility
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avocation     Speak
 
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n.  
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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chicanery     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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dauntless     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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dilution     Speak
 
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n.  
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a chemical used to kill pests
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
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emancipate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
pretend; hide feelings from other people
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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epicure     Speak
 
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n.  
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
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germinate     Speak
 
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v.  
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decorate with needlework; add details to
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
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hypercritical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
dying; in a dying state; approaching death; about to die
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
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indenture     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
examine closely and critically
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
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intractable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
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milieu     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
environment; person's social setting or environment
superiority in numbers or amount
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
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nascent     Speak
 
(13)
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not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
belong to noble origin; having high birth
incipient; coming into existence; emerging
cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; having an uneven, irregular border
characteristic of acting or stage performance
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palliate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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proselytize     Speak
 
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
corrupt; seduce from virtue
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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raucous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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sapling     Speak
 
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n.  
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hill; relatively flat highland
a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
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sinuous     Speak
 
(18)
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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tempestuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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vassal     Speak
 
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n.  
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a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering
grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant
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