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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abacus     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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archaeology     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
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borough     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
board on which the painter mixes pigments
gap; a long narrow opening
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circumvent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
contradict; give a false impression
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counteract     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
negate; act against
freshen; circulate through and freshen
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
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discrete     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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massive; bulky; great in size
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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evocative     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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tending to call up emotions, memories
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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fallow     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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glide     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
slip or glide away; pass away silently
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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humidity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shack; small, wretched house
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
a mental disorder marked by confusion
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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infertile     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unable to have children
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
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modicum     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
dependence; certainty based on experience
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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onslaught     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
ban on commerce or other activity
assault; a very powerful attack
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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peruse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
make powerless and unable to function; disable
read or examine, typically with great care
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proclivity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
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rife     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
characterized by unrest or disorder
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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seminary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
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stingy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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coiled around; highly involved; intricate
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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tantamount     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
equivalent in effect or value
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visage     Speak
 
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n.  
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inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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