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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambivalent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
having no adverse effect; harmless
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
produced under conditions involving intense heat
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ascent     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
upward slope or grade; movement upward
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
inscription on a tombstone in memory
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
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chasm     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
deep opening in the earth surface
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circumvent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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credence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
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dote     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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enact     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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fetter     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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grope     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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implicit     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
harmful to living things; injurious to health
implied or understood though not directly expressed
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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libel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
bringing or coming to an end; cease
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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molest     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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charge; accuse formally of a crime
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
take away a vital or essential part of
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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nymph     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
turning or twisting force
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pachyderm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
small exclusive group of friends or associates
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
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precocious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
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reiterate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
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seep     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
force to leave; remove from office
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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spiel     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
game; play; curling-match; talk
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subsidy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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direct financial aid by the government
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
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unguarded     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
having many small waves; rough with small waves
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
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