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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambiguous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
unclear or doubtful in meaning
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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bauble     Speak
 
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n.  
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enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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burlesque     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
be superior; distinguish oneself
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congenital     Speak
 
(4)
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
present at birth; inborn; innate
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
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cuticle     Speak
 
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n.  
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tough and aggressive or violent youth
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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dote     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
negate; act against
cause to emit a flash of light
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
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exodus     Speak
 
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n.  
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departure of a large number of people
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
coming into being of something; origin
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fulcrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
brink; the very top edge of a container
turning or twisting force
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glossy     Speak
 
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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imperious     Speak
 
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being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
recurring with measured regularity
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jumble     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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mariner     Speak
 
(12)
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
a larval frog or toad
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
beasts of the chase; flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase
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oppressive     Speak
 
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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philistine     Speak
 
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n.  
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text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
something that discourages; tending to deter
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quirk     Speak
 
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n.  
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braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
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repugnant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
unable to have children
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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scald     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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sneer     Speak
 
(18)
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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subsidy     Speak
 
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n.  
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
direct financial aid by the government
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unearth     Speak
 
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v.  
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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
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