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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being unable to pay your debts
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
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aroma     Speak
 
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
quantity; amount; a specified portion
a device consisting of a heavy blade held aloft between upright guides and dropped to behead the victim below
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
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bumble     Speak
 
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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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conspicuous     Speak
 
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
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detached     Speak
 
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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elusive     Speak
 
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resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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fad     Speak
 
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any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
someone who assumes a false identity
fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
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grotesque     Speak
 
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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howl     Speak
 
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enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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inanimate     Speak
 
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lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
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interlude     Speak
 
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ceremony of crowning queen or king
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
capacity to attract intense interest
a short entertainment on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece
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metabolism     Speak
 
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chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
small smooth rounded rock
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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novelty     Speak
 
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
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plank     Speak
 
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a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
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ravine     Speak
 
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gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
minor dispute; brief quarrel
extremely attractive; entrancing; transporting
wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
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rhetoric     Speak
 
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
one who is active and energetic in business; lively worker; a male prostitute who sells his services to men
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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sever     Speak
 
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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spasm     Speak
 
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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tenor     Speak
 
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
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theatrical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
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