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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antibiotic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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bile     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper
connection; tie; core or center
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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chromosome     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
capacity to attract intense interest
a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
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contraction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one who gives up easily; one who quits
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
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deceit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
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entrepreneur     Speak
 
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n.  
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government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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flak     Speak
 
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n.  
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assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
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frivolous     Speak
 
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
close in time; about to occur; approaching
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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honk     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
height; status; high level of respect
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
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impromptu     Speak
 
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completely lacking; barren or empty
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
without previous preparation
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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ledger     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
natural talent or aptitude
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
contentious speech act; argument
book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; a book of record in business transactions
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melon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
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mope     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
be dull and spiritless; be gloomy or dejected
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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particulars     Speak
 
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n.  
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the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
details or specifics of something
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
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raisin     Speak
 
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n.  
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grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
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requisition     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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secluded     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
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spineless     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
tricky; deceptive; contemptible
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
childish; relating to infants
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subterranean     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases; without ties to a particular location; free to roam
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
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trespass     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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