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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
affirmative     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
exhibiting by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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bark     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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cerebral     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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commitment     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony
pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
a period of time spent sleeping
the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
craft; ship; container for liquids
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disaster     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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device for rotary motion, by handle or arm; bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage; twist or turn in speech
catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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farce     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness
praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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fracture     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
investigate systematically; examine; search
bring bad luck to; cast a spell on
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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gullible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
relating to the practice of psychiatry, a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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hood     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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legitimate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
relating to, or influenced by mind or psyche; mental; capable of extraordinary mental processes
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
relating to, or influenced by mind or psyche; mental; capable of extraordinary mental processes
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
sexually aroused; full of sexual lust; rude or coarse in manner
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nightmare     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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perception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
unusually large person, animal, or thing
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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pregnancy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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refrain     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
investigate systematically; examine; search
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sane     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
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sewer     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
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stoop     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
find or declare guilty
justify; authorize; guarantee, or attest to the quality
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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trek     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery
travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
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uphold     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
engage the services of; put to work; apply
support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
call on or summon by sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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