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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adobe     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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state of being unmarried; single life
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
tough and aggressive or violent youth
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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ascend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
move up or climb something; mount
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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brim     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
brink; the very top edge of a container
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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condolence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
a place where animals are kept
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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deter     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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elated     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
wholly absorbing one's attention
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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encephalitis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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goblet     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
shell; outer covering
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hypnotic     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
extremely disturbed from emotion
flexible; moving and bending with ease
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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ingratitude     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a great number; many
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
upward slope or grade; movement upward
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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meager     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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equivalent in effect or value
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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obstruct     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
stop; impede; shut out from view
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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prosaic     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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below the average size; very small; little
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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reactionary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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satanic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
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spiny     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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symmetrical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
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vivacious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
massive; bulky; great in size
animated; lively; vigorous and active
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
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