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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acorn     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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awry     Speak
 
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in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
equivalent in effect or value
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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censure     Speak
 
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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condolence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
god; divinity; supernatural things
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cursive     Speak
 
(5)
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flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
becoming to brothers; brotherly
most frequent; widespread; predominant
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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disinfectant     Speak
 
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n.  
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shell; outer covering
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
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extricate     Speak
 
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v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
make powerless and unable to function; disable
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
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flabby     Speak
 
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late; delayed; moving slowly
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
weak; lacking firmness
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gaffe     Speak
 
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n.  
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battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
bringing or coming to an end; cease
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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horticulture     Speak
 
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vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
cultivation of plants
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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integrate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
make whole; combine; make into one unit
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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loom     Speak
 
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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nether     Speak
 
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situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
massive; bulky; great in size
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
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pied     Speak
 
(14)
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
existing, happening, or done at the same time
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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projectile     Speak
 
(15)
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
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
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replenish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
make laws; create or pass laws
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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subdue     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
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tenuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
long and thin; slender; having little substance
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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unguarded     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not to be taken away; nontransferable
careful about money; economical
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
of the same or similar nature or kind
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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