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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amiable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of the same size, extent, or duration as another
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
having many small waves; rough with small waves
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autonomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
coming into being of something; origin
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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bibliography     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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colt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow
rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
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desist     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
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entrust     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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fanaticism     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
time of animals sleep through the winter
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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heath     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
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illumination     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
degree of visibility of your environment
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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legislate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
make laws; create or pass laws
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
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lyric     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
stupid person; person who is not very bright
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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murky     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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pauper     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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pomp     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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reprimand     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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take away a vital or essential part of
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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scrunch     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
open to view; not secret or hidden
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subservient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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vertigo     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
game; play; curling-match; talk
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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