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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
proceed slowly; waste time
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
move or act clumsily and in confusion
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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barometer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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chirp     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
pollute; make dirty or spotty
slip or glide away; pass away silently
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
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degrade     Speak
 
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search thoroughly; search every place or part of
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
reduce level; lower grade of something
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
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dispel     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
pollute; make dirty or spotty
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
read or examine, typically with great care
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exemption     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
lizard that changes color in different situations
striking and vivid representation; picture
permission not to do something
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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fawning     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
unprincipled; lacking honesty
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
established firmly and securely; rooted
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hindrance     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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incognito     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
unprincipled; lacking honesty
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
moved by sexual love; loving
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instill     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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lustrous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
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nominal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
in name only; insignificantly small
solid; heavy and compact in form
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periphery     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
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precocious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
harmful to living things; injurious to health
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reprisal     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
action taken in return for injury or offense
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safeguard     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
payment or expense; output
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
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subliminal     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
not able to be corrected or repaired
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succulent     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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tending to call up emotions, memories
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
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tutelage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
gold and silver in the form of bars
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
effort; expenditure of much physical work
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