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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affidavit     Speak
 
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n.  
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
one who advocates equal rights for women
written statement made under oath
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astray     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
profitable; producing a good profit
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
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cactus     Speak
 
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n.  
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any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
the time between one event, process; interval of time
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consummate     Speak
 
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avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
mild and pleasant; fragrant
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demeanor     Speak
 
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n.  
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foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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duration     Speak
 
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n.  
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small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
connection; tie; core or center
wall made up of stone
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
length of time something lasts
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fathom     Speak
 
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v.  
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measure the depth; come to understand
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
float in air ,especially by magical means
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
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greenhouse     Speak
 
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n.  
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
spying; secret observation
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
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hanger     Speak
 
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n.  
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male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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incorrigible     Speak
 
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
causing abhorrence or disgust
overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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intolerant     Speak
 
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quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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malice     Speak
 
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n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
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ostrich     Speak
 
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smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
death of all its remaining members
large bird of the genus Struthio
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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prance     Speak
 
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v.  
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flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride ostentatiously; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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presto     Speak
 
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
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rein     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being unable to pay your debts
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or governing
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
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safari     Speak
 
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n.  
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the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
work of art put together from fragments
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splice     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
convert from code into plain text;
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
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sully     Speak
 
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v.  
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
carry off by force; kidnap
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
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tyrant     Speak
 
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n.  
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a thing of very little value or importance
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
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