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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abode     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
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autonomy     Speak
 
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n.  
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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blemish     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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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
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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cursive     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
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discern     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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empirical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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fraudulent     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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of the same or similar nature or kind
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
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gaunt     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
near the back or upper surface
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
equivalent in effect or value
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impertinent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
improperly forward or bold; rude
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
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jabber     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
decay, or to cause something to decay
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
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mores     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
striking and vivid representation; picture
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outwit     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
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perspiration     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
time of animals sleep through the winter
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quandary     Speak
 
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n.  
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
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recoil     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
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seam     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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stockade     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
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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thrall     Speak
 
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n.  
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outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
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unguarded     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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