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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anarchy     Speak
 
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n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
assembly of persons wearing masks and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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ascertain     Speak
 
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v.  
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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
make an energetic, usually hasty search
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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cactus     Speak
 
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n.  
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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
over-regulated administrative system
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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coronation     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
ceremony of crowning queen or king
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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dormant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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exonerate     Speak
 
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v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
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flex     Speak
 
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v.  
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inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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grievous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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luminous; bright; emitting visible light
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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hiss     Speak
 
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n.  
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tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
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implode     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
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laceration     Speak
 
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n.  
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remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
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longitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
act of suspending activity temporarily; interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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ominous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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pastime     Speak
 
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n.  
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birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
a party of persons having a common end in view
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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presto     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
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remodel     Speak
 
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v.  
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call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
move about briskly and playfully; search a person for something concealed, by hands quickly over clothes
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
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scab     Speak
 
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n.  
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corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
courtesy towards women
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
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staggering     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
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taint     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
leave out of; keep out of; reject
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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trite     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
having a tendency to flop or flap
of considerable weight; heavy; rugged and powerful
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
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