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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acoustics     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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augment     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
be full of; be plentiful
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
careful about money; economical
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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cohesion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
a tendency to keep together
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detriment     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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disinfectant     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
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erosion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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supplement or appendix, especially to a will
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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fallow     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
massive; bulky; great in size
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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graze     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
applaud; announce with great approval
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humid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
flexible; moving and bending with ease
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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laurels     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
inscription on a tombstone in memory
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
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modicum     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
one who executes or performs; doer
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
a tendency to keep together
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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offset     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
freshen; circulate through and freshen
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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pare     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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portent     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
tough and aggressive or violent youth
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
god; divinity; supernatural things
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rhythmic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
free from disturbance; pacific
recurring with measured regularity
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salient     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
recurring with measured regularity
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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tenuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
long and thin; slender; having little substance
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
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unscrupulous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
unprincipled; lacking honesty
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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