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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accrue     Speak
 
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v.  
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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
proceed slowly; waste time
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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avid     Speak
 
(2)
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profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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canopy     Speak
 
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n.  
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deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
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codicil     Speak
 
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supplement or appendix, especially to a will
great enjoyable or amusing activity
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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delinquency     Speak
 
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profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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dissident     Speak
 
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disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
extremely fat; grossly overweight
characterized by unrest or disorder
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esoteric     Speak
 
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weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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fortuitous     Speak
 
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accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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harrowing     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
harmful to living things; injurious to health
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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horde     Speak
 
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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jettison     Speak
 
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v.  
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
take away a vital or essential part of
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
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metamorphosis     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
turning or twisting force
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
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naivete     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
small exclusive group of friends or associates
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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perennial     Speak
 
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short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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quirk     Speak
 
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
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roost     Speak
 
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coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
helps something to happen more quickly
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
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simultaneous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
existing, happening, or done at the same time
full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
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submissive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
in name only; insignificantly small
animated; lively; vigorous and active
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
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substantive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having many small waves; rough with small waves
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
unprincipled; lacking honesty
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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verve     Speak
 
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n.  
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a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
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