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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amenable     Speak
 
(1)
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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bereft     Speak
 
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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burlesque     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
leave to someone by a will; hand down
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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denounce     Speak
 
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v.  
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throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
read or examine, typically with great care
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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emblem     Speak
 
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
mental keenness; quickness of perception
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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enzyme     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
direct financial aid by the government
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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fulcrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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grindstone     Speak
 
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n.  
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revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
coarse food for cattle or horses
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hooligan     Speak
 
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originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
tough and aggressive or violent youth
a substance believed to cure all ills
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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lament     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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monotonous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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multitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
tough and aggressive or violent youth
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
a great number; many
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patronage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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prospectus     Speak
 
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n.  
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known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
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recoil     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
moisten; lessen in force or effect
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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shareholder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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skimpy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
near the back or upper surface
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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sumptuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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untoward     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
near the back or upper surface
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
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