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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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autonomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
degree of visibility of your environment
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bullion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
gold and silver in the form of bars
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commensurate     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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depravity     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
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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discriminating     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
moved by sexual love; loving
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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enterprising     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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fanfare     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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grating     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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horde     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
stupid person; person who is not very bright
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irrevocable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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maul     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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naivete     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
lizard that changes color in different situations
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
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piazza     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
god; divinity; supernatural things
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
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quirk     Speak
 
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n.  
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provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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rhythmic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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recurring with measured regularity
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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scant     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
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sneer     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
decay, or to cause something to decay
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swarthy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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vernacular     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
a tendency to keep together
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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