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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anesthetic     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
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auxiliary     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
helper, additional or subsidiary
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
become worse; decline; fall
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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compute     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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dank     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
helper, additional or subsidiary
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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echelon     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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flak     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
one who advocates equal rights for women
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
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gloom     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
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illustrious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to old age
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
leisurely walking; traveling from place to place seeking work or gain
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indigenous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
native; originating where it is found
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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jaded     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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libido     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives; sexual desire
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
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mortuary     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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pantry     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
young woman making formal entrance into society
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
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prude     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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repent     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
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scandalous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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completely lacking; barren or empty
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
differing in some characteristics; various
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
uniform; in complete agreement
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splendor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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young woman making formal entrance into society
treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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swill     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
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toupee     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
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