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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affinity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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bequest     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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free from disturbance; pacific
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
moved by sexual love; loving
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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connoisseur     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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essential quality; reputation; honor
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
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decrepit     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
equivalent in effect or value
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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dimple     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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expulsion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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gold and silver in the form of bars
abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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fume     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
cause to emit a flash of light
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
build; put together out of components or parts
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indict     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
charge; accuse formally of a crime
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
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ineligible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
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monarch     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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ornate     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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late; delayed; moving slowly
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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pander     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
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reactionary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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scribble     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
approach; tend to meet; come together
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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strenuous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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characterized by unrest or disorder
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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tattered     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
equivalent in effect or value
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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transitory     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
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