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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antiquated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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without previous preparation
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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aroma     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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quantity; amount; a specified portion
a genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves
violent rotating windstorm
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
decree; authoritative command or order
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cache     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
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covet     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
prevent from being successful
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
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demolition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
a great mass of falling snow and ice
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espionage     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
spying; secret observation
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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fanatic     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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particular skill; special talent
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
a bitter quarrel between two parties
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
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gripe     Speak
 
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n.  
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
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hull     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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inflation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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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
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
a person who establishes an organization, business
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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lesion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
decree; authoritative command or order
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
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nuptials     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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penchant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
strong inclination; definite liking
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
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presto     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
lacking courage or vitality; weak
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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respiration     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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sect     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
block consisting of a thick piece of something
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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slump     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
of or about the lungs; having lungs or lung-like organs
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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