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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aftermath     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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ascend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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move up or climb something; mount
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
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chasm     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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deep opening in the earth surface
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
bringing or coming to an end; cease
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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composure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
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delirium     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
a mental disorder marked by confusion
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dissipate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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exorbitant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
unable to have children
wholly absorbing one's attention
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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forage     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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heyday     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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illustration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
picture; drawing; showing by example
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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legislate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make laws; create or pass laws
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
slip or glide away; pass away silently
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minion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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noggin     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
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palette     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
board on which the painter mixes pigments
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plume     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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god; divinity; supernatural things
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
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refinement     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
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scribble     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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decay, or to cause something to decay
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
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stimulant     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; infirmity; weakness of resolution
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tacit     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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virile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
existing, happening, or done at the same time
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
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