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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
departure of a large number of people
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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bawl     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
force with the thumb; make a groove in
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
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cannibalism     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
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compliant     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
present at birth; inborn; innate
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
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delude     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
object because of doubts; hesitate
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elude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
appease or pacify; bring peace to
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
read or examine, typically with great care
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exhort     Speak
 
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v.  
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make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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fawning     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
unclear or doubtful in meaning
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
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gust     Speak
 
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n.  
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knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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igneous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
produced under conditions involving intense heat
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infringe     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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freshen; circulate through and freshen
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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lofty     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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obligatory     Speak
 
(13)
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having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
existing, happening, or done at the same time
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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palpable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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portent     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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reactionary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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present at birth; inborn; innate
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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existing, happening, or done at the same time
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
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slur     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
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sullen     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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not to be taken away; nontransferable
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
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tutelage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
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