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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
approach; tend to meet; come together
contradict; give a false impression
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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aviary     Speak
 
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n.  
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small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
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catharsis     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
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classify     Speak
 
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v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
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decadence     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
a larval frog or toad
plants of an area or a region; plant life
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dissipate     Speak
 
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v.  
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extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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excel     Speak
 
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
be superior; distinguish oneself
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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foothold     Speak
 
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n.  
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holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
continual and persistent demands
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
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hibernation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
time of animals sleep through the winter
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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infertile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
unable to have children
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
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lyric     Speak
 
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n.  
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an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
striking and vivid representation; picture
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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noggin     Speak
 
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the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
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piazza     Speak
 
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n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
nook; small, recessed section of a room
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
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quagmire     Speak
 
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n.  
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the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
payment or expense; output
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
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refinement     Speak
 
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n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
science of God or religion
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
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semblance     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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stockade     Speak
 
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n.  
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a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
coarse food for cattle or horses
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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subterfuge     Speak
 
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n.  
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striking and vivid representation; picture
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
god; divinity; supernatural things
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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vegetation     Speak
 
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n.  
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long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
plants of an area or a region; plant life
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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