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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
appalling     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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worthless; mean; despicable; depraved by sin; hateful
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
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barn     Speak
 
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n.  
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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chic     Speak
 
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n.  
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
something made or done swiftly
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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coy     Speak
 
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quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
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dome     Speak
 
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n.  
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
bump; arch one's back
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
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equivalent     Speak
 
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queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable;
sexually aroused; full of sexual lust; rude or coarse in manner
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felony     Speak
 
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n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
one of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
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heave     Speak
 
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v.  
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drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
chew with force and noise; crush, grind or tread noisily
arise; have or take origin or descent
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hoax     Speak
 
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n.  
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particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease
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intimate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
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mason     Speak
 
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n.  
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money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
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needle     Speak
 
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n.  
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the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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operative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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possessed     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sexually aroused; full of sexual lust; rude or coarse in manner
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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punch     Speak
 
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v.  
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
become smaller or draw together; compress
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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scalpel     Speak
 
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n.  
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short ax used to chop wood
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps; evil spirit
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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scent     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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stranded     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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abandoned or marooned; cut off or left behind
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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tend     Speak
 
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v.  
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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
question severely; torture or afflict
bait; charm; attract
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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weird     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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