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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
accidental     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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brake     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
act of proving; trial period
an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a widely known person
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
a crowd of people in motion; a number of oxen, sheep
vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
checklist; a collection of resources
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compassionate     Speak
 
(4)
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
not genuine or sincere; feigned; supposed; alleged
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful
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distinction     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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fabulous     Speak
 
(6)
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
related in fable; devised; invented; not real
humorously sarcastic or mocking
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
having a delirium; wandering in mind; insane; raving; wild
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foolproof     Speak
 
(7)
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excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
effective; infallible; being proof against misuse or error
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly or conceitedly smart; self-satisfied in any respect
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hangover     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
a person who inherits some title or office
unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
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ingredient     Speak
 
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n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
element in a mixture or compound
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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jade     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
device for rotary motion, by handle or arm; bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage; twist or turn in speech
stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish
grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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mace     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
terror; fear; intense dislike
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club
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mermaid     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony
large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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perception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a stupid person; a dolt; a person of subnormal intelligence
loss of the ability to move a body part
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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plane     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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close friend; partner; mate
light, quick blow, or touch
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
flat or level surface; level of development, existence, or achievement
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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reflect     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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become smaller or draw together; compress
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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salvation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity
quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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snoop     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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squat     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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worthless; mean; despicable; depraved by sin; hateful
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded, and plump
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
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truce     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a circular band of colored light around a light source, like sun; a luminous ring of light around sacred figures
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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unseemly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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