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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antiquated     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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firmly established by nature or habit
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
lacking courage or vitality; weak
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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aversion     Speak
 
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n.  
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firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
review; look back upon; remember
spying; secret observation
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cluster     Speak
 
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n.  
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group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
the center around which something rotates; pivot
penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
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controversy     Speak
 
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n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
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deprivation     Speak
 
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n.  
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poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
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enigma     Speak
 
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n.  
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puzzle; difficult problem
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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facilitate     Speak
 
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v.  
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strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick
change in outward structure or looks; convert
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
help bring about; make less difficult
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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glib     Speak
 
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
performed with a natural or offhand ease
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homage     Speak
 
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n.  
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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impediment     Speak
 
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n.  
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
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judicial     Speak
 
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
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mercenary     Speak
 
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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natty     Speak
 
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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potent     Speak
 
(14)
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without previous preparation
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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puncture     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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relaxation     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event that happens
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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skit     Speak
 
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n.  
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male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
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staple     Speak
 
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n.  
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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talisman     Speak
 
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n.  
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
case of leather or similar material for pistol
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tycoon     Speak
 
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n.  
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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
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