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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
aorta     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
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balmy     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
of or about the lungs; having lungs or lung-like organs
of or pertaining to old age
mild and pleasant; fragrant
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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clemency     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
one who is active and energetic in business; lively worker; a male prostitute who sells his services to men
beginner; person new to a field or activity
list, especially of names
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
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correspondent     Speak
 
(4)
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weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
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derogatory     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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echelon     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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flicker     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
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gander     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
written statement made under oath
work of art put together from fragments
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holster     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
case of leather or similar material for pistol
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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inept     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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lax     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
close in time; about to occur; approaching
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
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moderate     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
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monologue     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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pluck     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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quantity; amount; a specified portion
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
a great mass of falling snow and ice
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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revoke     Speak
 
(16)
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
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
put out or expel from a place; discharge
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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scorn     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
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stationery     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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tangible     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
embodied in human form; invested with bodily nature and form
suitable for servant; having low nature
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travesty     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
small smooth rounded rock
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
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