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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
act of burning something
wall made up of stone
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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arthritis     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
inflammation of a joint or joints
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
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chastity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
beginner; person new to a field or activity
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
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conundrum     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
death of all its remaining members
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discrepancy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
something of mixed origin or composition
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
lack of consistency; the difference
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
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espionage     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
spying; secret observation
box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
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facade     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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particular skill; special talent
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
front of building; superficial or false appearance
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galley     Speak
 
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n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
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hydrant     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
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impotent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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installment     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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mime     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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natty     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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furnished with feathers; able to fly; equipped for flight; winged; developed; matured
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
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pantry     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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written statement made under oath
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
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primordial     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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remiss     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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saga     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
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staggering     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
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suture     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
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toxin     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
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