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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
artillery     Speak
 
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n.  
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large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
hormone secreted by the isles
praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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beam     Speak
 
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n.  
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danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
a medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from the body
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
imitation; counterfeit; having a false or misleading appearance
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clarity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops
big storm; severe tropical cyclone
something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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couch     Speak
 
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n.  
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
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curt     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
relating to the use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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epidemic     Speak
 
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n.  
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the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
close friend; partner; mate
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving
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freeway     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections
impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery
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hilarious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
set down as a rule or guide; stated
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
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hood     Speak
 
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n.  
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a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another
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irresistible     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
no fixed or regular course; wandering
overwhelming; tempting; charming
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mansion     Speak
 
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n.  
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a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
a wild fancy; confused notion; confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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miller     Speak
 
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n.  
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something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
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pal     Speak
 
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n.  
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liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
close friend; partner; mate
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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preposterous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
attractive excitingly and especially; charming
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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provenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
a wild fancy; confused notion; confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty
a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
place of origin; source; provenience
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sabotage     Speak
 
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v.  
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
consider; think about carefully; weigh
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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sloppy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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stash     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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hide or store away in a secret place
melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
put clothing on one's body
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
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tonic     Speak
 
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n.  
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a thick mass or piece, amount
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
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ulterior     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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