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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
apprehend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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attire     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
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chuckle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
cause to be uneasy; wear away
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
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combustion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of burning something
sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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debrief     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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emerge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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clean, deepen, or widen with scooping or suction devices, especially in harbor, waterway, and underwater mining
come into prominence; spring up; appear
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
float in air ,especially by magical means
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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feedback     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
float in air ,especially by magical means
response to an inquiry or experiment
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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gossamer     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
childish; relating to infants
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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horrendous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fearful; frightful; extremely bad
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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impostor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
an event that happens
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
someone who assumes a false identity
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kudos     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
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melon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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handrail, especially on a staircase
act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
something of mixed origin or composition
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a thing of very little value or importance
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
body, living or dead; corporeal substance of a thing; a collection of writings used for linguistic analysis
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pariah     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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rationale     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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reinstate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
place again in possession, or a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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sanitary     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
relating to health or the protection of health
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
having the power to advice; containing advice
physically weak; easily broken
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stamina     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
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subscribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
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unfettered     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
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