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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apathy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
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barricade     Speak
 
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n.  
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heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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brusque     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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deadlock     Speak
 
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n.  
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
a great number; many
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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emigrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
block legislation by making long speeches
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evocative     Speak
 
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
tending to call up emotions, memories
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
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fastidious     Speak
 
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
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genesis     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
coming into being of something; origin
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impertinent     Speak
 
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extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
improperly forward or bold; rude
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inhumane     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
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modify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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ornate     Speak
 
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
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pelt     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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projectile     Speak
 
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n.  
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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
shell; outer covering
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ravenous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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scald     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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move up or climb something; mount
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
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stagnant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
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swarthy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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visage     Speak
 
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n.  
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
direct financial aid by the government
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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