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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amenable     Speak
 
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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barrage     Speak
 
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n.  
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artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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chirp     Speak
 
(3)
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freshen; circulate through and freshen
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
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compel     Speak
 
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make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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defile     Speak
 
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flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
pollute; make dirty or spotty
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
slip or glide away; pass away silently
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dividend     Speak
 
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n.  
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token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
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facetious     Speak
 
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having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
recurring with measured regularity
animated; lively; vigorous and active
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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flounder     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
read or examine, typically with great care
move or act clumsily and in confusion
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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hindrance     Speak
 
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n.  
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a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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indefinite     Speak
 
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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limber     Speak
 
(11)
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existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
short-lived; enduring a very short time
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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maelstrom     Speak
 
(12)
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
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noggin     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
game; play; curling-match; talk
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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pedigree     Speak
 
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n.  
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suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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regenerate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
renew; repair; return to life
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serrated     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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sleek     Speak
 
(18)
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having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
short-lived; enduring a very short time
harmful to living things; injurious to health
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
board on which the painter mixes pigments
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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n.  
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a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
deep opening in the earth surface
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