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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
adopt     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
lie close or snug; crouch; nestle; embrace closely
exchange; put in the place of another
eradicate; abolish; rule out
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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bolt     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread
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chump     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
short, thick, heavy piece of wood; stupid or foolish person
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
of the universe; vast
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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debris     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
a loop formed in a rope using a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap
doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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epidemic     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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adult male chicken
outline; a biographical sketch
the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
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funk     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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place of origin; source; provenience
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
state of cowardly fright; state of severe depression; a coward, fearful person
act of shutting; closing
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hardy     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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infamous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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selling of goods to consumers
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
shy and reserved; modest
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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lace     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
a medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from the body
a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
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mantle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
man's dress jacket, usually black with satin or grosgrain lapels, worn for formal or semiformal occasions
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
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obstacle     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
approach; entry; entrance
heavy or quick, smart, blow; a sharp or resounding knock; concussion from striking
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perjury     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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profile     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
outline; a biographical sketch
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redemption     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
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resort     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
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sloppy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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having a bad disposition; having eccentric ways; odd; full of bends and turns; crooked
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side
wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
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substitute     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
make empty; remove contents of
cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
exchange; put in the place of another
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suspense     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
approach; entry; entrance
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
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uncanny     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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