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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambivalent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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auger     Speak
 
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n.  
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
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bower     Speak
 
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n.  
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a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
something that discourages; tending to deter
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conspirator     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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detrimental     Speak
 
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having many small waves; rough with small waves
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
causing damage or harm; injurious
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
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dissident     Speak
 
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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exuberant     Speak
 
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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fervor     Speak
 
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n.  
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the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
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glucose     Speak
 
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n.  
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last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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impale     Speak
 
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v.  
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sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
block legislation by making long speeches
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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innocuous     Speak
 
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
improperly forward or bold; rude
having no adverse effect; harmless
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
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microbe     Speak
 
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n.  
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open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
god; divinity; supernatural things
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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nebula     Speak
 
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n.  
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
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philistine     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
a larval frog or toad
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
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precipitate     Speak
 
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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replicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
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scuffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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subliminal     Speak
 
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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tenacity     Speak
 
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n.  
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
ban on commerce or other activity
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
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volition     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
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