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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alcove     Speak
 
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n.  
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fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
nook; small, recessed section of a room
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averse     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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invulnerable; able to withstand attack
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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bullion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
gold and silver in the form of bars
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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clandestine     Speak
 
(4)
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
having a tendency to loosen or relax.
equivalent in effect or value
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depose     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
force to leave; remove from office
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
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egocentric     Speak
 
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
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expend     Speak
 
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v.  
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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forgo     Speak
 
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v.  
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bring out; arouse; call forth
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
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gaffe     Speak
 
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n.  
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one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
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imperious     Speak
 
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disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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instigate     Speak
 
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v.  
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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
slip or glide away; pass away silently
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meddlesome     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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odious     Speak
 
(13)
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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pester     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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prerequisite     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
time of animals sleep through the winter
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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requiem     Speak
 
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n.  
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an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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skiff     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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solvent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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subside     Speak
 
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v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
contradict; give a false impression
moisten; lessen in force or effect
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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upheaval     Speak
 
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n.  
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upward slope or grade; movement upward
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
stupid person; person who is not very bright
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