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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
anvil     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
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baffle     Speak
 
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v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
renew; repair; return to life
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
make something last; preserve from extinction
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chassis     Speak
 
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n.  
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any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
action taken in return for injury or offense
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
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commiserate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
feel or express pity or sympathy for
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
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delinquency     Speak
 
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n.  
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list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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dregs     Speak
 
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n.  
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an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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expulsion     Speak
 
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n.  
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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foothold     Speak
 
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n.  
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the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
plants of an area or a region; plant life
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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gluttony     Speak
 
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n.  
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gold and silver in the form of bars
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
tax on goods coming into a country
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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incite     Speak
 
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v.  
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bite or chew on with the teeth
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
read or examine, typically with great care
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laxative     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
having a tendency to loosen or relax.
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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mildew     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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overt     Speak
 
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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
open to view; not secret or hidden
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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paltry     Speak
 
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
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pseudonym     Speak
 
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n.  
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abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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rotary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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scant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
extremely fat; grossly overweight
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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strenuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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thicket     Speak
 
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n.  
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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ubiquitous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
long and thin; slender; having little substance
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