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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adobe     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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archaeology     Speak
 
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n.  
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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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capricious     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
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convoluted     Speak
 
(4)
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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deity     Speak
 
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n.  
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
god; divinity; supernatural things
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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embargo     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
ban on commerce or other activity
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
plants of an area or a region; plant life
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
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expend     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
be superior; distinguish oneself
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fastidious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be corrected or repaired
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
produced under conditions involving intense heat
moved by sexual love; loving
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hasten     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
build; put together out of components or parts
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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impervious     Speak
 
(10)
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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jumble     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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molest     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(13)
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give as a gift; present
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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parochial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
having no adverse effect; harmless
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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portent     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
degree of visibility of your environment
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receptacle     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
stupid person; person who is not very bright
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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sanction     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
make powerless and unable to function; disable
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
take away a vital or essential part of
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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subversive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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veterinary     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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