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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
animosity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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astute     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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cinch     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
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crossfire     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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something invented, made up; imaginary thing
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
violent rotating windstorm
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
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detonate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
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exert     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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fascination     Speak
 
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n.  
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rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
capacity to attract intense interest
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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grotesque     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
causing abhorrence or disgust
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heroics     Speak
 
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n.  
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flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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ingenious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
profitable; producing a good profit
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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inscription     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
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melancholy     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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ominous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
close in time; about to occur; approaching
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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particulars     Speak
 
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n.  
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government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
list, especially of names
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
details or specifics of something
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
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raisin     Speak
 
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n.  
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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remission     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
case of leather or similar material for pistol
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scurry     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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spineless     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
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termite     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
the center around which something rotates; pivot
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
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theatrical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
performed with a natural or offhand ease
differing in some characteristics; various
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
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