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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anarchy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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step; pace; significant progress
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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blatant     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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boudoir     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
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crayon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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deficiency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
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eulogy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
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fig     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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gore     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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hover     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
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indignation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
anger aroused by something unjust
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
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intermission     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of suspending activity temporarily; interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
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malice     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
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myriad     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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pasty     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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like paste, as in color, softness, stickiness; having a pale, lifeless appearance
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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prosperous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
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rite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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sidle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
bump; hit something violently
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
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sovereign     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
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tangible     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
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torso     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
body excluding head and neck and limbs
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
something that relieves pain
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