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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
ambrosia     Speak
 
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n.  
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something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
an imaginary place for lost or neglected things; state of being disregarded or forgotten
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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auction     Speak
 
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
public sale of property to the highest bidder
tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America
element in a mixture or compound
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cerebral     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
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coup     Speak
 
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n.  
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fold at the end of the sleeve; part of sleeve turned back from the hand; any ornamental appendage at the wrist
sudden stroke; sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover
any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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dandy     Speak
 
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
going from one state of action to another
any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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etiquette     Speak
 
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n.  
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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fringe     Speak
 
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a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
something made or done swiftly
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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gloss     Speak
 
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v.  
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
overspread with anything adhesive; the soil in any way; pollute
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
rub hard; wash with rubbing
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impulse     Speak
 
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n.  
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madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; an offense against right
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
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jade     Speak
 
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n.  
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any large macrurous crustacean used as a food
a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish
acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
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measured     Speak
 
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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
acting in a stealthy, furtive way; gradually growing or persistent
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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obsolete     Speak
 
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pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
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pediatrics     Speak
 
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n.  
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arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
act or an instance of buying; something bought
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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plead     Speak
 
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v.  
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
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ramp     Speak
 
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n.  
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something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
craft; ship; container for liquids
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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rookie     Speak
 
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n.  
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trees usually having narrow leaves
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces; novice; amateur
tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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soaked     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded, and plump
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stab     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
destroy property or hinder normal operations
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
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traumatic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
unhappy or irritable, particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly
tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
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vicious     Speak
 
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
not permanent; not lasting
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
busy; energetic; vigorous
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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