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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
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aviary     Speak
 
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n.  
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
action taken in return for injury or offense
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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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
move up or climb something; mount
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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decadence     Speak
 
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n.  
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fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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dissipate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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excel     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
be superior; distinguish oneself
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
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foothold     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
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hibernation     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
time of animals sleep through the winter
board on which the painter mixes pigments
excessive pride or self-confidence
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
below the average size; very small; little
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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infertile     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
established firmly and securely; rooted
unable to have children
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
of the same or similar nature or kind
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lyric     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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tough and aggressive or violent youth
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
something that discourages; tending to deter
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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noggin     Speak
 
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n.  
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small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
ban on commerce or other activity
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piazza     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
freeing someone from the control of another
component or part; citizen, voter
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quagmire     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
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refinement     Speak
 
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n.  
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powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
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semblance     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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stockade     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
brink; the very top edge of a container
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
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subterfuge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
continual and persistent demands
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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vegetation     Speak
 
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n.  
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
plants of an area or a region; plant life
process of planning, implementing, and controlling flow and storage of goods to satisfy customer requirements
gold and silver in the form of bars
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