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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amicable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
not able to be corrected or repaired
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
being beyond what is required or sufficient
of the same or similar nature or kind
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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buoy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
turning or twisting force
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
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convoluted     Speak
 
(4)
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most frequent; widespread; predominant
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
self-indulgent; moral decay
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
moisten; lessen in force or effect
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
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emigrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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enact     Speak
 
(7)
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
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filibuster     Speak
 
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v.  
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block legislation by making long speeches
bite or chew on with the teeth
decorate with ornamental appendages
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
cause to emit a flash of light
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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incursion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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inhumane     Speak
 
(11)
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abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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mortar     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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murmur     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make laws; create or pass laws
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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portent     Speak
 
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n.  
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omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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retort     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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scald     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
give off; send out; give out as a sound
decay, or to cause something to decay
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
make powerless and unable to function; disable
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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virulent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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in name only; insignificantly small
near the back or upper surface
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
temporary; provided for present need only
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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