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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adoration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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tender affection; love; act of showing affection
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
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arduous     Speak
 
(2)
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present at birth; inborn; innate
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
recurring with measured regularity
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cessation     Speak
 
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n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
a place where animals are kept
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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combustible     Speak
 
(4)
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essential; not imaginary; actual or real
most frequent; widespread; predominant
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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curmudgeon     Speak
 
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n.  
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an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
payment or expense; output
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elapse     Speak
 
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v.  
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slip or glide away; pass away silently
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
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entreat     Speak
 
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v.  
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
dig out of ground; remove from grave
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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forerunner     Speak
 
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n.  
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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gaggle     Speak
 
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n.  
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lizard that changes color in different situations
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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impervious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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intermittent     Speak
 
(11)
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relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
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malcontent     Speak
 
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n.  
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covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
time of animals sleep through the winter
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
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murmur     Speak
 
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v.  
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set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
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perfunctory     Speak
 
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fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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pseudonym     Speak
 
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n.  
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lizard that changes color in different situations
assault; a very powerful attack
a larval frog or toad
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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requiem     Speak
 
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n.  
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mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
permission not to do something
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
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serenade     Speak
 
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n.  
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
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sovereignty     Speak
 
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n.  
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revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
the power of a country to control its own government
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
small exclusive group of friends or associates
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terminology     Speak
 
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n.  
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colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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unruly     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
below the average size; very small; little
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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