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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
anticipate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
hide or store away in a secret place
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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brace     Speak
 
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ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
a medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from the body
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
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carnival     Speak
 
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a severe snowstorm with strong winds
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
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contract     Speak
 
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
raise; advance; push or shove upward
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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devastating     Speak
 
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benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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enlightened     Speak
 
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capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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felon     Speak
 
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n.  
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person convicted of crime; evil person
machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
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gospel     Speak
 
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
a lightship used for private pleasure trips
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
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hold     Speak
 
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represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude
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intimidate     Speak
 
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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lively     Speak
 
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sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly or conceitedly smart; self-satisfied in any respect
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
busy; energetic; vigorous
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milk     Speak
 
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large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young
something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
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pal     Speak
 
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
close friend; partner; mate
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
bump; arch one's back
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ploy     Speak
 
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
an action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; maneuver; tactic or strategy
inflammation of the lungs
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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radiation     Speak
 
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tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
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royalty     Speak
 
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n.  
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an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge
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sedative     Speak
 
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tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
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not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
shy and reserved; modest
made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
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testify     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
consider; think about carefully; weigh
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
line; proceed in one line
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vent     Speak
 
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arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
heavy or quick, smart, blow; a sharp or resounding knock; concussion from striking
a genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America; flavoring extract made from its capsules
public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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