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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
accelerate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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become limp; feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
leave out of; keep out of; reject
forward; send from one person or place to another
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baron     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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title or degree of nobility
low or coarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow
part of government which makes laws
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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cleavage     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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culinary     Speak
 
(4)
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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dreary     Speak
 
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not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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euphemism     Speak
 
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n.  
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a bitter quarrel between two parties
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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footloose     Speak
 
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having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases; without ties to a particular location; free to roam
of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
completely lacking; barren or empty
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
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gravel     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
step; pace; significant progress
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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hurdle     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
list, especially of names
wall made up of stone
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impending     Speak
 
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highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
close in time; about to occur; approaching
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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ironclad     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare; rigid; solid or certain
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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levitate     Speak
 
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pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
float in air ,especially by magical means
help bring about; make less difficult
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
gather; store up; amass; acquire
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nuptials     Speak
 
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brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
violent rotating windstorm
quantity; amount; a specified portion
ship, particularly a heavy ship; the body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; excessively muscled person
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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pliers     Speak
 
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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raisin     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
act of making a sudden noisy break
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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responsive     Speak
 
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relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
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rustic     Speak
 
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vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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snug     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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stickler     Speak
 
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n.  
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an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
security pledged for repayment of loan
one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
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vortex     Speak
 
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n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
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