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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accumulate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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axle     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
payment or expense; output
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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bravado     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
the power of a country to control its own government
shack; small, wretched house
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
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conjecture     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
applaud; announce with great approval
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decrepit     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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drainage     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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expenditure     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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shack; small, wretched house
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
payment or expense; output
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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folklore     Speak
 
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n.  
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traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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gaudy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be corrected or repaired
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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incursion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who executes or performs; doer
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
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instigate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
decorate with ornamental appendages
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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lustrous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
unprincipled; lacking honesty
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
not to be taken away; nontransferable
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muggy     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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parable     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
a passage from one form or state to another; change
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
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quandary     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
necessary requirement; indispensable item
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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rubbery     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
characterized by unrest or disorder
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
unclear or doubtful in meaning
existing, happening, or done at the same time
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
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spartan     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
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surly     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
implied or understood though not directly expressed
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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vapid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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