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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
animosity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
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astute     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
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cinch     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
someone who writes plays
one who advocates equal rights for women
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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crossfire     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
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detonate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
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exert     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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organize opposition to authority; make revolution
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
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fascination     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
capacity to attract intense interest
unfortunate accident; bad luck
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
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grotesque     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
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heroics     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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ingenious     Speak
 
(10)
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cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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inscription     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
sudden downfall; complete disaster
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
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melancholy     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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ominous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
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particulars     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
details or specifics of something
handrail, especially on a staircase
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raisin     Speak
 
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n.  
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
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remission     Speak
 
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n.  
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a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
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scurry     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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spineless     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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termite     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
copy or reproduction of a work of art
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theatrical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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