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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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aristocrat     Speak
 
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the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
a mental disorder marked by confusion
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
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celestial     Speak
 
(3)
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done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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conservatory     Speak
 
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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daredevil     Speak
 
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
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dingy     Speak
 
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tending to call up emotions, memories
profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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ensign     Speak
 
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n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
deep opening in the earth surface
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
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fraudulent     Speak
 
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recurring with measured regularity
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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hindrance     Speak
 
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blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
cultivation of plants
a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
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impervious     Speak
 
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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lark     Speak
 
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v.  
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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mores     Speak
 
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conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
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overwhelm     Speak
 
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make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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pagan     Speak
 
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foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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portent     Speak
 
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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
one who executes or performs; doer
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
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redress     Speak
 
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cultivation of plants
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
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sieve     Speak
 
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n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
state of poor nutrition
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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slur     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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tepid     Speak
 
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having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
shell; outer covering
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
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