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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amenable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
into separate parts or pieces; apart
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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blanch     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
feel or express pity or sympathy for
be superior; distinguish oneself
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condiment     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
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cypress     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
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dilute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
contradict; give a false impression
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
freshen; circulate through and freshen
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epitaph     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
inscription on a tombstone in memory
organization of performers and associated personnel
a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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ferment     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
inscription on a tombstone in memory
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
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gaudy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
unprincipled; lacking honesty
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illustration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
composition for orchestra and a soloist
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
picture; drawing; showing by example
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irreverent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
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manifold     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
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negligible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
not able to be corrected or repaired
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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paltry     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
open to view; not secret or hidden
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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reverence     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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small exclusive group of friends or associates
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
one who executes or performs; doer
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ruffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
make laws; create or pass laws
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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slough     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
stop; impede; shut out from view
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theology     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
science of God or religion
a place where animals are kept
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of the same or similar nature or kind
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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