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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antenna     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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natural talent or aptitude
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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aurora     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
something of mixed origin or composition
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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clash     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
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drenched     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
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exempt     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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fig     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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whirling motion; eddy, as of water
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
low or coarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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glum     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
having a tendency to flop or flap
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
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hurdle     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
understanding and entering into another's feelings
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
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impostor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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someone who assumes a false identity
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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insurrection     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
a thing of very little value or importance
courtesy towards women
creek; a small stream
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
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malfunction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
courtesy towards women
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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motley     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
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penetrating     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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of an entire group or class; general
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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prone     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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retract     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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withdraw; take back; draw back or in
convert from code into plain text;
change in outward structure or looks; convert
strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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sanitary     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
relating to health or the protection of health
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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spatula     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
decree; authoritative command or order
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
uniform; in complete agreement
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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torso     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
the American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species
body excluding head and neck and limbs
something which is written; writing; scripture
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