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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apologetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
late; delayed; moving slowly
being beyond what is required or sufficient
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
necessary requirement; indispensable item
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
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bower     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
restraint; avoiding excesses
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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cordon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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shack; small, wretched house
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
line around an area to enclose or guard it
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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defile     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
move or act clumsily and in confusion
pollute; make dirty or spotty
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
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dingy     Speak
 
(6)
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
into separate parts or pieces; apart
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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equivocal     Speak
 
(7)
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having no adverse effect; harmless
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
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fetter     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
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grope     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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husk     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
shell; outer covering
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
nook; small, recessed section of a room
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jargon     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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manifesto     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
board on which the painter mixes pigments
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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muffler     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
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placid     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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precipitate     Speak
 
(15)
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influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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retort     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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seismic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
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snarl     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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subsidiary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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agonizing; distressing extremely painful
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
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virile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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