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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
addictive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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ballad     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
core port; nucleus; heart; center
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callous     Speak
 
(3)
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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crater     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
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disposition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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enlightenment     Speak
 
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n.  
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education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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fluorescent     Speak
 
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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grate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
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immense     Speak
 
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enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
like paste, as in color, softness, stickiness; having a pale, lifeless appearance
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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impediment     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a party of persons having a common end in view
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
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irritable     Speak
 
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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magnitude     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
one who is active and energetic in business; lively worker; a male prostitute who sells his services to men
piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
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nicotine     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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pragmatic     Speak
 
(14)
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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presto     Speak
 
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of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
lazy; with little movement; very slow
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
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rite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; covering on a piece of furniture
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sacrament     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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creek; a small stream
love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
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splice     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
import or export without paying customs duties
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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stethoscope     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives; sexual desire
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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toxin     Speak
 
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n.  
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
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