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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accumulate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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bawl     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
make laws; create or pass laws
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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boorish     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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conspire     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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counteract     Speak
 
(5)
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make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
negate; act against
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
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dolt     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
stupid person; person who is not very bright
minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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eviscerate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
take away a vital or essential part of
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fallow     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
cause to emit a flash of light
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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illustration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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excessive pride or self-confidence
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
picture; drawing; showing by example
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
ban on commerce or other activity
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intangible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
animated; lively; vigorous and active
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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lyric     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
state of poor nutrition
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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niche     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
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paralyze     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
make powerless and unable to function; disable
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cultivation of plants
the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
organization of performers and associated personnel
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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reprobate     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
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scorch     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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sleight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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temperance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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restraint; avoiding excesses
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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veneer     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a tendency to keep together
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
necessary requirement; indispensable item
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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