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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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breathe out; send air out of your lungs
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
bring out; arouse; call forth
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
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bower     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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cordon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
nook; small, recessed section of a room
line around an area to enclose or guard it
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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detrimental     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
causing damage or harm; injurious
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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dimple     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
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entrenched     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
established firmly and securely; rooted
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
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fop     Speak
 
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n.  
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edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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hibernation     Speak
 
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n.  
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time of animals sleep through the winter
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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hyperbole     Speak
 
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n.  
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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kiosk     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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lofty     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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nether     Speak
 
(13)
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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partition     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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portent     Speak
 
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n.  
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the power of a country to control its own government
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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renown     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
a mental disorder marked by confusion
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schooner     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
tough and aggressive or violent youth
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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sumptuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having a tendency to loosen or relax.
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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vogue     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
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