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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antibiotic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
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astute     Speak
 
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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cluster     Speak
 
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n.  
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group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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complimentary     Speak
 
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
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domain     Speak
 
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n.  
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residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
a short entertainment on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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expiration     Speak
 
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act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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fiscal     Speak
 
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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
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glee     Speak
 
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n.  
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music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
an event that happens
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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hedge     Speak
 
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act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives; sexual desire
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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indifferent     Speak
 
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of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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jaded     Speak
 
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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malice     Speak
 
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n.  
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religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
list, especially of names
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mongrel     Speak
 
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
mean or miserly person; selfish person
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pecan     Speak
 
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firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
over-regulated administrative system
huge marine mammal of the seal family, a native of the Arctic Ocean
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rationale     Speak
 
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the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
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retract     Speak
 
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disparage or depreciate; put down
graze; skim or glance at casually
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
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schizophrenia     Speak
 
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n.  
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psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
something which is written; writing; scripture
game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
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smarmy     Speak
 
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feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
differing in some characteristics; various
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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swarm     Speak
 
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n.  
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female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
violent rotating windstorm
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
someone who assumes a false identity
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trite     Speak
 
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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