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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
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attentive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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luminous; bright; emitting visible light
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
close in time; about to occur; approaching
bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
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brook     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
point or respect in which things differ; the difference
creek; a small stream
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concession     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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detonation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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entice     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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attract by arousing hope or desire
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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forum     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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gadget     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
catlike; animal of the family Felidae
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
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homage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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implement     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
run very rapidly; run at full speed.
force separation from one's native country
plant; place seeds in or on
put into effect; supply with tools
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irate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
lacking courage or vitality; weak
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
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melodrama     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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whirling motion; eddy, as of water
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
large bird of the genus Struthio
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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mope     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be dull and spiritless; be gloomy or dejected
make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
catch or seize suddenly or by a sudden thrust and grasp
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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podium     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
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presto     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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reproduction     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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over-regulated administrative system
a bitter quarrel between two parties
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
act of making copies
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slew     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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sparkle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
put into effect; supply with tools
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
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strolling     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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reddish color; healthy-looking
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
leisurely walking; traveling from place to place seeking work or gain
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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vascular     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
close in time; about to occur; approaching
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
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