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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
amendment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
flesh of a calf when killed and used for food
crown of a king; a wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, to be worn on the head like a crown
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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blackmail     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a sort of very large nail; a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward
long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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canyon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness
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cryptic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
shy and reserved; modest
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diabolical     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
attractive excitingly and especially; charming
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emergency     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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glamorous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
attractive excitingly and especially; charming
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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grill     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
consider; think about carefully; weigh
move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
question severely; torture or afflict
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insane     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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lethal     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects
attractive in a way that causes unpleasant results; tempting
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
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maple     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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mourn     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
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persistent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or influenced by mind or psyche; mental; capable of extraordinary mental processes
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
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pistol     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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place of origin; source; provenience
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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radiation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
excessive dose, especially of a narcotic
a publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
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rooster     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
adult male chicken
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scent     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
criminal who illegally sets fire to property
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
small waterfall; sudden downpour
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spawn     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
throw with great force; cast; toss
name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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tilt     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases
a circular band of colored light around a light source, like sun; a luminous ring of light around sacred figures
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whim     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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