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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affinity     Speak
 
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n.  
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an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
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auditory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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bicker     Speak
 
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
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clapper     Speak
 
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n.  
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slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds
a place where animals are kept
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dawdle     Speak
 
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v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
proceed slowly; waste time
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dimple     Speak
 
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n.  
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a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
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ensign     Speak
 
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n.  
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flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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figurative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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grievance     Speak
 
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n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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hovel     Speak
 
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turning or twisting force
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
shack; small, wretched house
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insipid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
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lustrous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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obliterate     Speak
 
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
occur at the same time as; correspond
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
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peckish     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
necessary requirement; indispensable item
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
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retentive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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implied or understood though not directly expressed
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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serenade     Speak
 
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n.  
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open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
competing as for any profit or prize
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sleek     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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tattered     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
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traverse     Speak
 
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v.  
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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