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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alienated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
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benefactor     Speak
 
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n.  
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bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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charlatan     Speak
 
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n.  
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
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crusade     Speak
 
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n.  
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the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
act of burning something
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deficit     Speak
 
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n.  
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foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
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exonerate     Speak
 
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v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
rise; increase in extent or intensity
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
swallow or eat greedily or hastily
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
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faction     Speak
 
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n.  
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an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
a party of persons having a common end in view
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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grievous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
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hiss     Speak
 
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n.  
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prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
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impostor     Speak
 
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n.  
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speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
someone who assumes a false identity
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
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larynx     Speak
 
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n.  
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cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
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moan     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
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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mundane     Speak
 
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
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palate     Speak
 
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n.  
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social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
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puncture     Speak
 
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v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
make longer; draw out; lengthen
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
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render     Speak
 
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v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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sledgehammer     Speak
 
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n.  
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a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug
body excluding head and neck and limbs
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
the time between one event, process; interval of time
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
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staple     Speak
 
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n.  
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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surplus     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
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treadmill     Speak
 
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n.  
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the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
something that relieves pain
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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