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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anecdote     Speak
 
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n.  
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lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
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asphalt     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
assembly of persons wearing masks and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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coherent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(5)
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attract by arousing hope or desire
become worse; decline
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
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exceedingly     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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facilitate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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help bring about; make less difficult
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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glimmer     Speak
 
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n.  
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belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
case of leather or similar material for pistol
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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hustler     Speak
 
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n.  
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insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
one who is active and energetic in business; lively worker; a male prostitute who sells his services to men
young woman making formal entrance into society
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
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implore     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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oust; discharge;  force or drive out
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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iota     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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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
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
one who is active and energetic in business; lively worker; a male prostitute who sells his services to men
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
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orthodox     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
capable of being accomplished or brought about
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
relating to health or the protection of health
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pennant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
something which is written; writing; scripture
act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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ragged     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
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roster     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
list, especially of names
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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siege     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
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spunk     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
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suede     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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tiff     Speak
 
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n.  
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space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
seller; provider; vending machine
the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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