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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apex     Speak
 
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n.  
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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bawl     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make laws; create or pass laws
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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caricature     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
into separate parts or pieces; apart
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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deference     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
turning or twisting force
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
massive; bulky; great in size
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expenditure     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
state of poor nutrition
payment or expense; output
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
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fanaticism     Speak
 
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n.  
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a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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haughty     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
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igneous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
produced under conditions involving intense heat
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
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lament     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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manifesto     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
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obtuse     Speak
 
(13)
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
tending to call up emotions, memories
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
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perpetrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a substance believed to cure all ills
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
gap; a long narrow opening
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reprimand     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
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shareholder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
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sovereignty     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
the power of a country to control its own government
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sultry     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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virtuoso     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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