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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abominable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
harmful to living things; injurious to health
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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armada     Speak
 
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n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
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caustic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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conspire     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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move or act clumsily and in confusion
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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deadlock     Speak
 
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n.  
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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elude     Speak
 
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v.  
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restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
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equitable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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temporary; provided for present need only
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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ferment     Speak
 
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n.  
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hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
state of poor nutrition
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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hilarity     Speak
 
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n.  
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belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
great enjoyable or amusing activity
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
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hummingbird     Speak
 
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n.  
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plants of an area or a region; plant life
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
the soldier placed on guard; guard
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
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jargon     Speak
 
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n.  
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person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
nook; small, recessed section of a room
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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mischievous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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outskirt     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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pander     Speak
 
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v.  
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
block legislation by making long speeches
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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prosaic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
solid; heavy and compact in form
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rapture     Speak
 
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n.  
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using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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semblance     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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below the average size; very small; little
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
massive; bulky; great in size
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
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stanza     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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subservient     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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transitory     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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