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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
occur at the same time as; correspond
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
bite or chew on with the teeth
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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buoyant     Speak
 
(3)
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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confluence     Speak
 
(4)
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striking and vivid representation; picture
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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denomination     Speak
 
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inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
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dowdy     Speak
 
(6)
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
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entreat     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
decorate with ornamental appendages
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fume     Speak
 
(8)
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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grievance     Speak
 
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cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
a tendency to keep together
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
direct financial aid by the government
a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
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impale     Speak
 
(10)
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force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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instill     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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minion     Speak
 
(12)
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deep opening in the earth surface
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
excessive pride or self-confidence
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
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negate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
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perch     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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disloyal person; traitor or rebel
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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precipitate     Speak
 
(15)
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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reprobate     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
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sacrilegious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
recurring with measured regularity
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
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stodgy     Speak
 
(18)
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below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
causing damage or harm; injurious
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
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swerve     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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voyeur     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
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