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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
force with the thumb; make a groove in
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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beefy     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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wholly absorbing one's attention
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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chassis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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study of origin and nature of ideas
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
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concord     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
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delinquency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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disparity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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extricate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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foothold     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
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gluttony     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
organization of performers and associated personnel
an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
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impeach     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
block legislation by making long speeches
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jagged     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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essential; not imaginary; actual or real
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
incapable of failure or error
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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madrigal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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nuptial     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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rash; marked by unthinking boldness
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
having a tendency to loosen or relax.
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peripheral     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
bringing or coming to an end; cease
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
gap; a long narrow opening
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regenerate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
make something last; preserve from extinction
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
renew; repair; return to life
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sedition     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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sprig     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
component or part; citizen, voter
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
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terminus     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
be superior; distinguish oneself
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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