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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adept     Speak
 
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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baffle     Speak
 
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associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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buoy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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cleave     Speak
 
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split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
slip or glide away; pass away silently
approach; tend to meet; come together
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
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deplete     Speak
 
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cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
bite or chew on with the teeth
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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effeminate     Speak
 
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
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entomology     Speak
 
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n.  
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
one who executes or performs; doer
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
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fallow     Speak
 
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used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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gaiety     Speak
 
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merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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implicit     Speak
 
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hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
into separate parts or pieces; apart
becoming to brothers; brotherly
implied or understood though not directly expressed
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
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landslide     Speak
 
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a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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mores     Speak
 
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ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
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nuance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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partisan     Speak
 
(14)
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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quirk     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
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reliance     Speak
 
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
dependence; certainty based on experience
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
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shoddy     Speak
 
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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stoic     Speak
 
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having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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thesaurus     Speak
 
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n.  
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a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
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volition     Speak
 
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n.  
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god; divinity; supernatural things
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
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