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 Test Questions
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
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
extremely fat; grossly overweight
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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most frequent; widespread; predominant
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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chirp     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
make laws; create or pass laws
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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claustrophobia     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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animals of a period or region
plants of an area or a region; plant life
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
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deviate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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disparity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a larval frog or toad
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
direct financial aid by the government
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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eviscerate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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take away a vital or essential part of
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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flux     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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gavel     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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incoherent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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introspective     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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miscellaneous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
present at birth; inborn; innate
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
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oblique     Speak
 
(13)
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instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
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plankton     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
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poseur     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
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rehabilitate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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shriek     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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slur     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
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sustenance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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unimpeachable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
below the average size; very small; little
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
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