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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acclaim     Speak
 
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v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
move up or climb something; mount
applaud; announce with great approval
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ascend     Speak
 
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
charge; accuse formally of a crime
move up or climb something; mount
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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chaff     Speak
 
(3)
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process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
time of animals sleep through the winter
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
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coax     Speak
 
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
bite or chew on with the teeth
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
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demean     Speak
 
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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eminent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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temporary; provided for present need only
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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exhort     Speak
 
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
object because of doubts; hesitate
charge; accuse formally of a crime
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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forceps     Speak
 
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n.  
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
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heath     Speak
 
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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indefinite     Speak
 
(10)
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unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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inexplicable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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matador     Speak
 
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
striking and vivid representation; picture
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
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nether     Speak
 
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
solid; heavy and compact in form
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
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pseudonym     Speak
 
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n.  
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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renege     Speak
 
(16)
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
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seamstress     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
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sleight     Speak
 
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entire range; all notes in musical scale
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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tableau     Speak
 
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striking and vivid representation; picture
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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vagabond     Speak
 
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a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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