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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
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celibate     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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commensurate     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of the same size, extent, or duration as another
most favorable or advantageous
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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deplete     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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elude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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exertion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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effort; expenditure of much physical work
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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fortuitous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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genial     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
being beyond what is required or sufficient
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
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kiosk     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
ban on commerce or other activity
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mariner     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
inscription on a tombstone in memory
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
direct financial aid by the government
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nuance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
payment or expense; output
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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peckish     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
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portent     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
a place where animals are kept
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
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renege     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
move up or climb something; mount
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scorch     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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sprightly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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in name only; insignificantly small
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
weak; lacking firmness
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
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torque     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
turning or twisting force
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
gap; a long narrow opening
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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troupe     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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degree of visibility of your environment
organization of performers and associated personnel
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
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