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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affinity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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animals of a period or region
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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armada     Speak
 
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n.  
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pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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blemish     Speak
 
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v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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clinch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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cursory     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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eloquence     Speak
 
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n.  
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disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
inscription on a tombstone in memory
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
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epitome     Speak
 
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n.  
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
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feckless     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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moved by sexual love; loving
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
of or about typhus; resembling typhus; of serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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gush     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
force with the thumb; make a groove in
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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icicle     Speak
 
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n.  
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
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ineligible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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maim     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
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overwhelm     Speak
 
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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parchment     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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n.  
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action taken in return for injury or offense
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
plants of an area or a region; plant life
tough and aggressive or violent youth
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
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reactionary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
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scripture     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
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sleight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
study of origin and nature of ideas
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
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swarthy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
elaborately or excessively ornamented
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
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unguarded     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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