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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
admonish     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
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atrophy     Speak
 
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n.  
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
shell; outer covering
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calligraphy     Speak
 
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n.  
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
theory of numerical calculations
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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cultivate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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elated     Speak
 
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lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
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evade     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
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foolhardy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rash; marked by unthinking boldness
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
tending to call up emotions, memories
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hilarity     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
great enjoyable or amusing activity
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
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hulking     Speak
 
(10)
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
massive; bulky; great in size
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
characterized by unrest or disorder
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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labyrinth     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
turning or twisting force
fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
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monotonous     Speak
 
(12)
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produced under conditions involving intense heat
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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negate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
force with the thumb; make a groove in
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
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go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cause to emit a flash of light
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
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respite     Speak
 
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n.  
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usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
competing as for any profit or prize
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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secular     Speak
 
(17)
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
most favorable or advantageous
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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sleek     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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synchronize     Speak
 
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v.  
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
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visage     Speak
 
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n.  
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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