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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
admonish     Speak
 
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v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
make powerless and unable to function; disable
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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attribute     Speak
 
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an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
essential quality; reputation; honor
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
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bestow     Speak
 
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
give as a gift; present
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
negate; act against
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
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cleave     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
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decimate     Speak
 
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v.  
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slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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discourse     Speak
 
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n.  
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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eruption     Speak
 
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n.  
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
deep opening in the earth surface
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
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formulate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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gaggle     Speak
 
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n.  
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a flock of geese; a cluster or group
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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hooligan     Speak
 
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n.  
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a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
state of being unmarried; single life
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
tough and aggressive or violent youth
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jettison     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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mortar     Speak
 
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firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
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piazza     Speak
 
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n.  
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the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
freeing someone from the control of another
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pretext     Speak
 
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n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
lizard that changes color in different situations
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
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refute     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
slip or glide away; pass away silently
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sinewy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
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splashy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
unable to have children
incapable of failure or error
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subsidy     Speak
 
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n.  
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component or part; citizen, voter
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
picture; drawing; showing by example
direct financial aid by the government
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transcend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
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