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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
appease or pacify; bring peace to
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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caste     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
component or part; citizen, voter
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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confluence     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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decimate     Speak
 
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destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
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disparage     Speak
 
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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facetious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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frustrate     Speak
 
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
approach; tend to meet; come together
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heyday     Speak
 
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
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igneous     Speak
 
(10)
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produced under conditions involving intense heat
existing, happening, or done at the same time
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
composed of elements from a variety of sources
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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inducement     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
the soldier placed on guard; guard
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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modicum     Speak
 
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line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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obstinate     Speak
 
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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paradigm     Speak
 
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a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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proclivity     Speak
 
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braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
great enjoyable or amusing activity
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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rhythmic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
recurring with measured regularity
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
not to be taken away; nontransferable
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scant     Speak
 
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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slough     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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subsidy     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
direct financial aid by the government
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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varnish     Speak
 
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n.  
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foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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