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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accumulate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
decorate with ornamental appendages
charge; accuse formally of a crime
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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barometer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
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burrow     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
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converge     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
avoid deliberately; keep away from
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
approach; tend to meet; come together
roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
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curmudgeon     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
tough and aggressive or violent youth
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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elude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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erosion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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science of God or religion
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
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fop     Speak
 
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n.  
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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glucose     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
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horde     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
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ineligible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
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malign     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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muffler     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
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piracy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
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propriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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requisite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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ban on commerce or other activity
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
necessary requirement; indispensable item
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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scoff     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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negate; act against
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
give off; send out; give out as a sound
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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soliloquy     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
one who executes or performs; doer
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sumptuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
equivalent in effect or value
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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trickle     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
force to leave; remove from office
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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