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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
airborne     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
related in fable; devised; invented; not real
capable of arousing and holding the attention
aloft; flying; in the air
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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banner     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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carve     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
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constellation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sudden stroke; sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover
light, quick blow, or touch
some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
small, crudely built cabin
craft; ship; container for liquids
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desirable     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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emerald     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
of or relating to non-military life
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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fell     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
capable of destroying; lethal
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hilarious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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hollow     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
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intrigue     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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empower; give permission for; sanction
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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maneuver     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
act of shutting; closing
concluding part; closing section
plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
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monopoly     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America
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patch     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
confederate; partner; collaborator
person convicted of crime; evil person
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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plague     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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fabulous animal with one horn
official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
act or an instance of buying; something bought
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quarantine     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
state or federal prison for convicted felons
isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
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sap     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
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shovel     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
argument or fight; trouble; bother
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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sticky     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
crowded to capacity; compressed
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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tournament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
sign or memorial of victory raised on the field of battle; any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
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vamp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
arise; have or take origin or descent
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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