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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
ado     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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blizzard     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
a severe snowstorm with strong winds
a crowd of people in motion; a number of oxen, sheep
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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colossal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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compact     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn;
having a bad disposition; having eccentric ways; odd; full of bends and turns; crooked
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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deliberate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
explore with tools; investigate; search
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
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eligible     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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fluke     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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hectic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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hypothetical     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
based on assumptions; supposed
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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lean     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
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maze     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
a wild fancy; confused notion; confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty
strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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motto     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
small waterfall; sudden downpour
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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persuasive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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plot     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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remains     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
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residence     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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any of numerous small songbirds with short, stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
any of various chemicals in the body that are carried by the blood and that influence the body’s growth
inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces; novice; amateur
trees usually having narrow leaves
official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
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sloppy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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drunk or intoxicated; exhausted or worn out
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
relating to, or influenced by mind or psyche; mental; capable of extraordinary mental processes
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traumatic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
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vampire     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin
ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
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