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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
arrogant     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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boost     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
raise; advance; push or shove upward
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise
cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization
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capacity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which stone is whirled; looped rope for supporting something
chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
a thick mass or piece, amount
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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contagious     Speak
 
(4)
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notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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devious     Speak
 
(5)
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
humorously sarcastic or mocking
owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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epidemic     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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outline; a biographical sketch
bitterness of feeling; vexation
the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
a sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet
havoc; event that completely destroys something
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fragile     Speak
 
(7)
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
capable of arousing and holding the attention
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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heave     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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insanity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
inflammation of the liver
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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interrogate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
line; proceed in one line
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
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marital     Speak
 
(11)
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seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
relating to marriage; relating to husband
jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
impartial; not supporting one side over another
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oath     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
temporary worker, as in an office
soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
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peak     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
summit; apex; maximum; prime
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preposterous     Speak
 
(14)
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not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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reflect     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
arise; have or take origin or descent
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose; move interruptedly or with jerks or steps
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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scalp     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
the skin covering the top of the human head; top of the head; skull
state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
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sham     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
endanger; imperil; put at risk
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
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stoop     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make empty; remove contents of
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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torture     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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tub     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
hormone secreted by the isles
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
inflammation of the liver
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