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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
accommodating     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
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badger     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
place again in possession, or a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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bumble     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
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conjugal     Speak
 
(4)
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belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
high; outstanding; very great or intense
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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detached     Speak
 
(5)
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uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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embezzlement     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
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fertile     Speak
 
(7)
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quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
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genetics     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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haggle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
keep under control; hold back; place limits on
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
put out or expel from a place; discharge
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
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impromptu     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
without previous preparation
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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innate     Speak
 
(11)
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
possessed at birth; inborn
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medley     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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courtesy towards women
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
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motivate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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explode; burst out; become violently active
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
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ply     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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recreation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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courtesy towards women
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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reprieve     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve
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sapphire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
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snip     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
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swarm     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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capacity to attract intense interest
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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velocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
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