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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
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n.  
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the time between one event, process; interval of time
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
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birch     Speak
 
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n.  
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danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
a party of persons having a common end in view
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carnage     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who assumes a false identity
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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conundrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
strong inclination; definite liking
apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
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detonation     Speak
 
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n.  
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explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
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evict     Speak
 
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v.  
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become worse; decline
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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extinction     Speak
 
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n.  
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horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
death of all its remaining members
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glutton     Speak
 
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n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
minor dispute; brief quarrel
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
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hull     Speak
 
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n.  
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psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives; sexual desire
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
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inhale     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; consume rapidly or eagerly; devour
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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leer     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
change in outward structure or looks; convert
disparage or depreciate; put down
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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mishap     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of making a sudden noisy break
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
unfortunate accident; bad luck
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
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myriad     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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pathology     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
travel for discovery
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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ragged     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of an entire group or class; general
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
causing abhorrence or disgust
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roe     Speak
 
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n.  
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fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
violent rotating windstorm
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
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sensual     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
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spineless     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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surge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
emotional closeness; harmony; the relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
case of leather or similar material for pistol
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
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tycoon     Speak
 
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n.  
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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