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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
proceed slowly; waste time
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
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assimilate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
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chink     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
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clinch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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deity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
dependence; certainty based on experience
god; divinity; supernatural things
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
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dingy     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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excavation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
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ferment     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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gnaw     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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bite or chew on with the teeth
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
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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immerse     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
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insufficient     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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lyric     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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offset     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
avoid deliberately; keep away from
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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perfunctory     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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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
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
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projectile     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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retrospective     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
not able to be corrected or repaired
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scant     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
extremely disturbed from emotion
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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stocky     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
solid; heavy and compact in form
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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terminology     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
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veterinary     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
open to view; not secret or hidden
weak; lacking firmness
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