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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alleviate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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arthritis     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
inflammation of a joint or joints
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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caper     Speak
 
(3)
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leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
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culinary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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decorum     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
height; status; high level of respect
very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
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egregious     Speak
 
(6)
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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footloose     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
furnished with feathers; able to fly; equipped for flight; winged; developed; matured
having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases; without ties to a particular location; free to roam
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
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grotesque     Speak
 
(8)
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
differing in some characteristics; various
short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
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heroics     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
copy or reproduction of a work of art
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
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impromptu     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
without previous preparation
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
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invoke     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
help bring about; make less difficult
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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lewd     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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moratorium     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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pastor     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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ramble     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
wander; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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rift     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
supervening of sleep; production of sleep; hypnotic state; hypnotism
dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
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scurry     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
bring into being; give rise to; produce
put out or expel from a place; discharge
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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spunk     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
the American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
work of art put together from fragments
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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height; status; high level of respect
list, especially of names
something which is written; writing; scripture
lack of consistency; the difference
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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unanimous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
uniform; in complete agreement
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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