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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adaptable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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avid     Speak
 
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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cardigan     Speak
 
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n.  
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open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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clique     Speak
 
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n.  
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small exclusive group of friends or associates
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
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defile     Speak
 
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
pollute; make dirty or spotty
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
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dislodge     Speak
 
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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enterprising     Speak
 
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
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flabby     Speak
 
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
weak; lacking firmness
tending to call up emotions, memories
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
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glade     Speak
 
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n.  
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dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
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hubbub     Speak
 
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coarse food for cattle or horses
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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inscrutable     Speak
 
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
long and thin; slender; having little substance
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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monarch     Speak
 
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n.  
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departure of a large number of people
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
a substance believed to cure all ills
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
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olfactory     Speak
 
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near the back or upper surface
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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parable     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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propriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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repertoire     Speak
 
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n.  
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board on which the painter mixes pigments
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
cultivation of plants
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seminary     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
essential quality; reputation; honor
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
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stanza     Speak
 
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n.  
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an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
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taut     Speak
 
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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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n.  
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science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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