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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amicable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
harmful to living things; injurious to health
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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bereft     Speak
 
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not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
most favorable or advantageous
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caterpillar     Speak
 
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the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
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coerce     Speak
 
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
slip or glide away; pass away silently
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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desolate     Speak
 
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yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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disagreeable     Speak
 
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lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
animated; lively; vigorous and active
likely to fail or be inaccurate
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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exorbitant     Speak
 
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
present at birth; inborn; innate
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
likely to fail or be inaccurate
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fervor     Speak
 
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departure of a large number of people
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
bringing or coming to an end; cease
deep opening in the earth surface
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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grope     Speak
 
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v.  
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
give off; send out; give out as a sound
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hypochondriac     Speak
 
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
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jumble     Speak
 
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line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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lusty     Speak
 
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high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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obliterate     Speak
 
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speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
persuade not to do; discourage
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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pigment     Speak
 
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n.  
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a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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propriety     Speak
 
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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retort     Speak
 
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
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scald     Speak
 
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v.  
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
make powerless and unable to function; disable
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soliloquy     Speak
 
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talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
shack; small, wretched house
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
assault; a very powerful attack
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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terminology     Speak
 
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lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
shell; outer covering
assault; a very powerful attack
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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versed     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
incapable of being described
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
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