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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
allegation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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barometer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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component or part; citizen, voter
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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bullion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
gold and silver in the form of bars
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
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comely     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
having a tendency to loosen or relax.
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daredevil     Speak
 
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n.  
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a tendency to keep together
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
one who executes or performs; doer
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discriminating     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having a tendency to loosen or relax.
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
characterized by unrest or disorder
improperly forward or bold; rude
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epitaph     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
inscription on a tombstone in memory
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formulate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
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glade     Speak
 
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n.  
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a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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hooligan     Speak
 
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n.  
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tough and aggressive or violent youth
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
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interminable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
flexible; moving and bending with ease
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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mortar     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
restraint; avoiding excesses
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outwit     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
moisten; lessen in force or effect
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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partisan     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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wholly absorbing one's attention
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
competing as for any profit or prize
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
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refinement     Speak
 
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n.  
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freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
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sedition     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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sleek     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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sullen     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
improperly forward or bold; rude
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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veer     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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