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Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a fast, reliable, and handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. It has lots of built-in word lists to load by level.
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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
agitation     Speak
 
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n.  
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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arduous     Speak
 
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
not able to be corrected or repaired
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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buoyant     Speak
 
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difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
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condiment     Speak
 
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n.  
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a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
deep opening in the earth surface
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cypress     Speak
 
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game; play; curling-match; talk
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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drainage     Speak
 
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growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
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exemption     Speak
 
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a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
permission not to do something
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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fallow     Speak
 
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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heathen     Speak
 
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ban on commerce or other activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
time of animals sleep through the winter
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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immerse     Speak
 
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
leave someone who needs or counts on you
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
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linguistics     Speak
 
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a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
humanistic study of language and literature
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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mote     Speak
 
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biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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obtuse     Speak
 
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full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
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parchment     Speak
 
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angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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projectile     Speak
 
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
payment or expense; output
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reprimand     Speak
 
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cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
object because of doubts; hesitate
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sinewy     Speak
 
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prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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spate     Speak
 
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n.  
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a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
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tepid     Speak
 
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situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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veneer     Speak
 
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n.  
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thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
degree of visibility of your environment
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