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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
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v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
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barricade     Speak
 
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mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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chaff     Speak
 
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a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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concoct     Speak
 
(4)
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cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
give off; send out; give out as a sound
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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demolish     Speak
 
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
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divest     Speak
 
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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
give as a gift; present
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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expend     Speak
 
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split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
leave to someone by a will; hand down
reduce level; lower grade of something
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forceps     Speak
 
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n.  
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
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heathen     Speak
 
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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illumination     Speak
 
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the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
a great number; many
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
degree of visibility of your environment
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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irreverent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
below the average size; very small; little
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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microbe     Speak
 
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a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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narcotic     Speak
 
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
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paradigm     Speak
 
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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portent     Speak
 
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
excessive pride or self-confidence
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roundabout     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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ruffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
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sparse     Speak
 
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
below the average size; very small; little
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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surmise     Speak
 
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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voluptuous     Speak
 
(20)
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giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
of the same or similar nature or kind
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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