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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amorous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
moved by sexual love; loving
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
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awning     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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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chaff     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
science of God or religion
rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
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cohesion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
a tendency to keep together
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
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cringe     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
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emigrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
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ephemeral     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
short-lived; enduring a very short time
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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forbidding     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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agonizing; distressing extremely painful
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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grievance     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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payment or expense; output
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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indict     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
charge; accuse formally of a crime
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
bite or chew on with the teeth
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interminable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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magnify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
bite or chew on with the teeth
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orifice     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
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periphery     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
excessive pride or self-confidence
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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renown     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
time of animals sleep through the winter
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seep     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
force to leave; remove from office
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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sprig     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
applaud; announce with great approval
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viscous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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causing damage or harm; injurious
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
present at birth; inborn; innate
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