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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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composition for orchestra and a soloist
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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archaeology     Speak
 
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n.  
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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bestow     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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move up or climb something; mount
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
give off; send out; give out as a sound
give as a gift; present
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convoluted     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
extremely fat; grossly overweight
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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decimate     Speak
 
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v.  
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
read or examine, typically with great care
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
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dividend     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
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erosion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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gap; a long narrow opening
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
one who executes or performs; doer
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formulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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be full of; be plentiful
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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gaffe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
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hypochondriac     Speak
 
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n.  
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list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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limber     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
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malnutrition     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
state of poor nutrition
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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obstinate     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
having many small waves; rough with small waves
careful about money; economical
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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parody     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
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prosaic     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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roost     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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serrated     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
occur at the same time as; correspond
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
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succinct     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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weak; lacking firmness
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
being beyond what is required or sufficient
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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virile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
likely to fail or be inaccurate
contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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