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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
moisten; lessen in force or effect
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
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aspiration     Speak
 
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n.  
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a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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buoy     Speak
 
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ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
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clapper     Speak
 
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n.  
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mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
cultivation of plants
a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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dapper     Speak
 
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
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egocentric     Speak
 
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lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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executor     Speak
 
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n.  
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small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
one who executes or performs; doer
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fanaticism     Speak
 
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
shell; outer covering
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
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glaring     Speak
 
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having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
below the average size; very small; little
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
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impertinent     Speak
 
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
elaborately or excessively ornamented
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
improperly forward or bold; rude
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intrepid     Speak
 
(11)
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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luminous     Speak
 
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having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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orifice     Speak
 
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a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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paltry     Speak
 
(14)
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not agreeing with tastes or expectations
self-indulgent; moral decay
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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precipitate     Speak
 
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
free from disturbance; pacific
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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rekindle     Speak
 
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search thoroughly; search every place or part of
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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shackle     Speak
 
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cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
move up or climb something; mount
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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specter     Speak
 
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n.  
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ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
a great number; many
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
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sumptuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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vegetation     Speak
 
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n.  
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
plants of an area or a region; plant life
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