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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
amnesty     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
huge marine mammal of the seal family, a native of the Arctic Ocean
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audit     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
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clash     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
be turned or inclined from a right line or level; lie obliquely; slope; turn from a direct line
change in outward structure or looks; convert
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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crouch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
catch or seize suddenly or by a sudden thrust and grasp
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
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detached     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having the power to advice; containing advice
embodied in human form; invested with bodily nature and form
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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evict     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
pay back for some expense incurred
response to an inquiry or experiment
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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feat     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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greenhouse     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model; a dummy
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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illicit     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
fearful; frightful; extremely bad
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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impartial     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
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insolent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
high; outstanding; very great or intense
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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lucrative     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
profitable; producing a good profit
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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mongrel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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persecution     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
something invented, made up; imaginary thing
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recount     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
bring into being; give rise to; produce
put into effect; supply with tools
gather; store up; amass; acquire
narrate or tell; count over again
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respiration     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
use of force to get someone to obey
female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
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sledgehammer     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
over-regulated administrative system
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
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spruce     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
coniferous tree of the genus Picea; neat, trim, and smart in appearance
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
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surge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
ceremony of crowning queen or king
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model; a dummy
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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