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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alteration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a passage from one form or state to another; change
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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assimilate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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force to leave; remove from office
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
leave to someone by a will; hand down
make whole; combine; make into one unit
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bracing     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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contrive     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
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deference     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
entire range; all notes in musical scale
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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disparity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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entangle     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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freckle     Speak
 
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n.  
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
a place where animals are kept
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
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grumble     Speak
 
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v.  
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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impervious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
open to view; not secret or hidden
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
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lark     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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mediate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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naivete     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
stupid person; person who is not very bright
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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pillage     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
one who executes or performs; doer
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rigor     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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shun     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
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
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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stimulus     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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payment or expense; output
helps something to happen more quickly
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
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terminus     Speak
 
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n.  
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last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
a larval frog or toad
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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vapid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
animated; lively; vigorous and active
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
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