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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
advent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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bauble     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
organization of performers and associated personnel
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caste     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
helps something to happen more quickly
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
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condolence     Speak
 
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n.  
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
coming into being of something; origin
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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decompose     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
decay, or to cause something to decay
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
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dispel     Speak
 
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v.  
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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entrenched     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
established firmly and securely; rooted
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
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figurative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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becoming to brothers; brotherly
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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glide     Speak
 
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v.  
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
renew; repair; return to life
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
stop; impede; shut out from view
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ideology     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
study of origin and nature of ideas
theory of numerical calculations
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landslide     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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mettle     Speak
 
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n.  
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building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
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nebula     Speak
 
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n.  
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
a mental disorder marked by confusion
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patronage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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propriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
gold and silver in the form of bars
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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replenish     Speak
 
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v.  
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shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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shoddy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
improperly forward or bold; rude
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
late; delayed; moving slowly
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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