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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
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v.  
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engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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barricade     Speak
 
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n.  
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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chaff     Speak
 
(3)
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process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
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concoct     Speak
 
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
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demolish     Speak
 
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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divest     Speak
 
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
occur at the same time as; correspond
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expend     Speak
 
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
read or examine, typically with great care
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forceps     Speak
 
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n.  
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
direct financial aid by the government
ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
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heathen     Speak
 
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n.  
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a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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illumination     Speak
 
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degree of visibility of your environment
effort; expenditure of much physical work
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
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irreverent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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microbe     Speak
 
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a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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narcotic     Speak
 
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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paradigm     Speak
 
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n.  
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
departure of a large number of people
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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portent     Speak
 
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the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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roundabout     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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ruffle     Speak
 
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v.  
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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sparse     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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surmise     Speak
 
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v.  
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
moisten; lessen in force or effect
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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voluptuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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