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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alligator     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
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babble     Speak
 
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v.  
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place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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cinch     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
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collage     Speak
 
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n.  
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seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
work of art put together from fragments
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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detonation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
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entrepreneur     Speak
 
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n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
part of government which makes laws
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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fatigue     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
a thing of very little value or importance
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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grotesque     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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hiatus     Speak
 
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n.  
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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
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indigenous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
native; originating where it is found
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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lard     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine
point or respect in which things differ; the difference
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loot     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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motivate     Speak
 
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v.  
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come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
graze; skim or glance at casually
feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
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phobia     Speak
 
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n.  
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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
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prude     Speak
 
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n.  
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partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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respiration     Speak
 
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military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
core port; nucleus; heart; center
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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siege     Speak
 
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n.  
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huge marine mammal of the seal family, a native of the Arctic Ocean
something which is written; writing; scripture
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
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snuggle     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
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
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temperamental     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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transform     Speak
 
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v.  
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use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
explode; burst out; become violently active
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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