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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affiliate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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arcane     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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chassis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
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concoct     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
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counteract     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
negate; act against
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disparity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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excessive pride or self-confidence
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
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encephalitis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
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fervent     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
becoming to brothers; brotherly
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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garish     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
existing, happening, or done at the same time
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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introspective     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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microbe     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
theory of numerical calculations
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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niche     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
striking and vivid representation; picture
young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
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panache     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
state of poor nutrition
board on which the painter mixes pigments
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projectile     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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plants of an area or a region; plant life
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
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repository     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
study of origin and nature of ideas
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shriek     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
game; play; curling-match; talk
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
restraint; avoiding excesses
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spate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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something that discourages; tending to deter
bringing or coming to an end; cease
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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tantamount     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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invulnerable; able to withstand attack
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
equivalent in effect or value
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
free from disturbance; pacific
massive; bulky; great in size
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