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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
agitation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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upward slope or grade; movement upward
restraint; avoiding excesses
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
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arboretum     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a larval frog or toad
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
state of being unmarried; single life
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
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concerto     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
composition for orchestra and a soloist
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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deplete     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
pollute; make dirty or spotty
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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dregs     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
gap; a long narrow opening
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
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enact     Speak
 
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v.  
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
avoid deliberately; keep away from
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
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fauna     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
animals of a period or region
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
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harrowing     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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hypnotic     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
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ingratitude     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
coarse food for cattle or horses
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
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monsoon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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nymph     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
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palatable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
incapable of failure or error
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
not able to be corrected or repaired
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
leave someone who needs or counts on you
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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rekindle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
make powerless and unable to function; disable
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
picture; drawing; showing by example
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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strangulation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the power of a country to control its own government
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
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syllabus     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
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troupe     Speak
 
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n.  
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a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
organization of performers and associated personnel
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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