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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aboriginal     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
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augment     Speak
 
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v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
make whole; combine; make into one unit
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
object because of doubts; hesitate
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
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bonanza     Speak
 
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n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
ban on commerce or other activity
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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coerce     Speak
 
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v.  
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
leave someone who needs or counts on you
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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credence     Speak
 
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n.  
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
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eclectic     Speak
 
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
composed of elements from a variety of sources
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
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expend     Speak
 
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v.  
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pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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flabby     Speak
 
(8)
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weak; lacking firmness
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
extremely fat; grossly overweight
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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glade     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
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
entire range; all notes in musical scale
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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impair     Speak
 
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v.  
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drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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jargon     Speak
 
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n.  
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mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
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madrigal     Speak
 
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n.  
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picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
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multitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
a great number; many
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parchment     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
god; divinity; supernatural things
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
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prosaic     Speak
 
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
careful about money; economical
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ransack     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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seminary     Speak
 
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n.  
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flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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stoke     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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tempest     Speak
 
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n.  
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a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
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unimpeachable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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