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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anesthetic     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of making a sudden noisy break
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
the impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
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benevolent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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helper, additional or subsidiary
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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caper     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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covet     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
become limp; feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly
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decorum     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
a person who establishes an organization, business
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
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entrepreneur     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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natural talent or aptitude
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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foil     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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prevent from being successful
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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grovel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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heroics     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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incurable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
lacking courage or vitality; weak
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
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kneel     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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mare     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one who sues, petitions, or entreats; petitioner; applicant; a man who is courting a woman
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
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occult     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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pluck     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of representing another person with comic intentions
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
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recreation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
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respiration     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
security pledged for repayment of loan
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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sanctimonious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
leisurely walking; traveling from place to place seeking work or gain
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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snip     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
title or degree of nobility
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stint     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
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treadmill     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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