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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abound     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be full of; be plentiful
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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atrophy     Speak
 
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n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
process of planning, implementing, and controlling flow and storage of goods to satisfy customer requirements
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
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cordon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
line around an area to enclose or guard it
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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debonair     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
not to be taken away; nontransferable
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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dupe     Speak
 
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n.  
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young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
degree of visibility of your environment
shell; outer covering
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empirical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
open to view; not secret or hidden
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fresco     Speak
 
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n.  
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deep opening in the earth surface
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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hierarchy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
study of origin and nature of ideas
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incoherent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
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laurels     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
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lithe     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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not agreeing with tastes or expectations
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
flexible; moving and bending with ease
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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odious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
extremely fat; grossly overweight
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plait     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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pseudonym     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
mental keenness; quickness of perception
a larval frog or toad
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
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reprobate     Speak
 
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n.  
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young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
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rumpus     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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stimulus     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
helps something to happen more quickly
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subsidy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
direct financial aid by the government
theory of numerical calculations
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
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visage     Speak
 
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n.  
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revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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