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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adobe     Speak
 
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n.  
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pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
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beet     Speak
 
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n.  
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a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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caterpillar     Speak
 
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n.  
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knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
coming into being of something; origin
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
produced under conditions involving intense heat
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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decompose     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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decay, or to cause something to decay
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
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edict     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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emulate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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frustrate     Speak
 
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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hibernation     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
time of animals sleep through the winter
degree of visibility of your environment
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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incognito     Speak
 
(10)
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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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introspective     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
flexible; moving and bending with ease
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
near the back or upper surface
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mortar     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
shell; outer covering
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
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nymph     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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paltry     Speak
 
(14)
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opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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quell     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
make something last; preserve from extinction
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
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reminisce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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shrivel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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spartan     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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theology     Speak
 
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n.  
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something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
tax on goods coming into a country
science of God or religion
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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tranquil     Speak
 
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
free from disturbance; pacific
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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