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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambivalent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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free from disturbance; pacific
improperly forward or bold; rude
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
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excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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bibliography     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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coax     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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desecrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
dig out of ground; remove from grave
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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elated     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
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excel     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
be superior; distinguish oneself
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figurehead     Speak
 
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n.  
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person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
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heathen     Speak
 
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n.  
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filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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incarnation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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lizard that changes color in different situations
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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jaunty     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
into separate parts or pieces; apart
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
solid; heavy and compact in form
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motif     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
a larval frog or toad
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
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nunnery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
mental keenness; quickness of perception
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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persecute     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
appease or pacify; bring peace to
block legislation by making long speeches
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
lizard that changes color in different situations
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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rancid     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
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shrivel     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
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somber     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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thrash     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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voyeur     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
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