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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
ample     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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arsenic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
capacity to attract intense interest
push; driving force; an act of propelling
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boudoir     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
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compliance     Speak
 
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n.  
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the impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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deficiency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
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exploration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
travel for discovery
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feat     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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generic     Speak
 
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
of an entire group or class; general
lacking courage or vitality; weak
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
having a tendency to flop or flap
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hallowed     Speak
 
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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implode     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
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legislature     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
part of government which makes laws
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
one who advocates equal rights for women
front of building; superficial or false appearance
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melon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament or painting pictures upon
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obedient     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
uniform; in complete agreement
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posterity     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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puncture     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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revenue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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front of building; superficial or false appearance
a party of persons having a common end in view
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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simian     Speak
 
(17)
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
like an ape or monkey
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
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staple     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
case of leather or similar material for pistol
tending to cleanse or purge;  place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
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termite     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
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vendor     Speak
 
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n.  
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seller; provider; vending machine
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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