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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
airtight     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
composed, and dignified in character or manner
without previous preparation
planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate
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blight     Speak
 
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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chaotic     Speak
 
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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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cynicism     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
details or specifics of something
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dormant     Speak
 
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
like paste, as in color, softness, stickiness; having a pale, lifeless appearance
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
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executioner     Speak
 
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n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
front of building; superficial or false appearance
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
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fluorescent     Speak
 
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driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
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gimmick     Speak
 
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n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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hover     Speak
 
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
close; squeeze or press together; contract
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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infantry     Speak
 
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rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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laurel     Speak
 
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evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
seller; provider; vending machine
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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lesion     Speak
 
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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nefarious     Speak
 
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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pancreas     Speak
 
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n.  
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long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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prude     Speak
 
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excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
review; look back upon; remember
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
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reek     Speak
 
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v.  
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refrain from buying or using
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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sawdust     Speak
 
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n.  
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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
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
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splendor     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
catlike; animal of the family Felidae
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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taunt     Speak
 
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v.  
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reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
become worse; decline; fall
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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trite     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
performed with a natural or offhand ease
physically weak; easily broken
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
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