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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alteration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
a passage from one form or state to another; change
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auger     Speak
 
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n.  
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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
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bicker     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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condescend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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contradict; give a false impression
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
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desecrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
freshen; circulate through and freshen
avoid deliberately; keep away from
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discriminating     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
unable to have children
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
massive; bulky; great in size
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
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equivocal     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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fulcrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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glossy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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hypochondriac     Speak
 
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n.  
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patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
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instantaneous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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agonizing; distressing extremely painful
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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maim     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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onslaught     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
assault; a very powerful attack
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
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partisan     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
produced under conditions involving intense heat
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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precocious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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rigor     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
mental keenness; quickness of perception
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
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shyster     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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stodgy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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coiled around; highly involved; intricate
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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ventilate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
freshen; circulate through and freshen
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