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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
addendum     Speak
 
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n.  
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
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avid     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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catharsis     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
something that discourages; tending to deter
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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condescend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
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despondent     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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compatible; friendly, and pleasant
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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douse     Speak
 
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v.  
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plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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expulsion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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fervor     Speak
 
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n.  
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the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
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grudging     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
having many small waves; rough with small waves
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incarnation     Speak
 
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n.  
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person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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infraction     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
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malevolent     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
solid; heavy and compact in form
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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nymph     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
time of animals sleep through the winter
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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peruse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
read or examine, typically with great care
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plummet     Speak
 
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v.  
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
cause to emit a flash of light
freshen; circulate through and freshen
applaud; announce with great approval
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reiterate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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shriek     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
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spool     Speak
 
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n.  
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the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
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tardy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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free from disturbance; pacific
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
late; delayed; moving slowly
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trickle     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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bite or chew on with the teeth
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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