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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adobe     Speak
 
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n.  
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large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
great enjoyable or amusing activity
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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barrage     Speak
 
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n.  
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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cheetah     Speak
 
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n.  
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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cleft     Speak
 
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n.  
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
inscription on a tombstone in memory
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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deity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
god; divinity; supernatural things
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
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disagreeable     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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animated; lively; vigorous and active
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
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exuberant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
short-lived; enduring a very short time
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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folklore     Speak
 
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n.  
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traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
plants of an area or a region; plant life
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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hilarity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
great enjoyable or amusing activity
upward slope or grade; movement upward
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
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illustration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
picture; drawing; showing by example
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
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infraction     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
lizard that changes color in different situations
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logistics     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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process of planning, implementing, and controlling flow and storage of goods to satisfy customer requirements
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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nether     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
being beyond what is required or sufficient
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
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philanthropist     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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corrosion; a gradual decline of something
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
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repeal     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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shoddy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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sprawl     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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vapid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
short-lived; enduring a very short time
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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