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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antiquated     Speak
 
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endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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astray     Speak
 
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having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
of or pertaining to old age
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
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draw back, as with fear or pain
swallow or eat greedily or hastily
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
measure the depth; come to understand
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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controversy     Speak
 
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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
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
contentious speech act; argument
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
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dank     Speak
 
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disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
helper, additional or subsidiary
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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exile     Speak
 
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v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
force separation from one's native country
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feminist     Speak
 
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n.  
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solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
one who advocates equal rights for women
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
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gander     Speak
 
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a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
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holster     Speak
 
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decree; authoritative command or order
one who gives up easily; one who quits
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
case of leather or similar material for pistol
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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incense     Speak
 
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make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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ironclad     Speak
 
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morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare; rigid; solid or certain
having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases; without ties to a particular location; free to roam
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
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metabolism     Speak
 
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act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
good-humored, playful conversation
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
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momentum     Speak
 
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gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
act of making copies
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
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penance     Speak
 
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
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recant     Speak
 
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move or turn round rapidly; whirl round; move and turn rapidly with the fingers
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
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regiment     Speak
 
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n.  
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good-humored, playful conversation
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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rummage     Speak
 
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v.  
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place again in possession, or a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
become worse; decline; fall
make an energetic, usually hasty search
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spear     Speak
 
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
wall made up of stone
skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
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temperamental     Speak
 
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neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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unconscionable     Speak
 
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enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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