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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
helper, additional or subsidiary
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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aurora     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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civility     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
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composite     Speak
 
(4)
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easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
tricky; deceptive; contemptible
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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put out or expel from a place; discharge
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
become worse; decline
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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expansion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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format     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
catch or seize suddenly or by a sudden thrust and grasp
leave out of; keep out of; reject
rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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goad     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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hiatus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
a party of persons having a common end in view
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impediment     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
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insinuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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plant; place seeds in or on
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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withdraw; take back; draw back or in
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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nibble     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride ostentatiously; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
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platonic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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fearful; frightful; extremely bad
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
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presto     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
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resurrect     Speak
 
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v.  
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combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
bring back to life; rise from the dead; bring back into practice, notice, or use
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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skit     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of burning something
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
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sobriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
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stereotype     Speak
 
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n.  
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
core port; nucleus; heart; center
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tiff     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
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