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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
agreement     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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bizarre     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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stocky; short and thick; low and broad
having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
lively or energetic; rapid and without delay
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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chorus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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corporal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
overwhelming; tempting; charming
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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definition     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
clarity of outline; concise explanation
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etiquette     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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public square in city or town.
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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fraud     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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haunting     Speak
 
(8)
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable;
very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
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humility     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
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kangaroo     Speak
 
(10)
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
temporary worker, as in an office
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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motivation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
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pathetic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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preoccupied     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
based on assumptions; supposed
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
absorbed in thought; engrossed; excessively concerned with something; formerly occupied
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ramp     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
a loop formed in a rope using a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
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scalpel     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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unusually large person, animal, or thing
an object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
public square in city or town.
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
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sewer     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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strained     Speak
 
(18)
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useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
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tornado     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
criminal who illegally sets fire to property
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
trees usually having narrow leaves
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veto     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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unusually large person, animal, or thing
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
small waterfall; sudden downpour
rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
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