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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
addendum     Speak
 
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n.  
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class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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aviary     Speak
 
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n.  
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vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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bolster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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compulsory     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
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delve     Speak
 
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v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
reduce level; lower grade of something
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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discourse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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fabricate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
build; put together out of components or parts
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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fascinate     Speak
 
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v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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grandstand     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
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incoherent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of the same or similar nature or kind
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
being beyond what is required or sufficient
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
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innocuous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having no adverse effect; harmless
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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maelstrom     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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offset     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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paralyze     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
make powerless and unable to function; disable
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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n.  
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braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
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rhinestone     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
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scribble     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
slip or glide away; pass away silently
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
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sleight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
bringing or coming to an end; cease
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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substantiate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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trample     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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