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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
amendment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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bald     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
humorously sarcastic or mocking
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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coma     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person
long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish
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confront     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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endanger; imperil; put at risk
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
penetrate; make a hole into
make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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distraught     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded, and plump
secretive, not openly shown
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
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fag     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
find or declare guilty
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
work to exhaustion; toil; exhaust; weary
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glamour     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
a sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet
state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; an offense against right
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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heap     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
short ax used to chop wood
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huddle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side
call on or summon by sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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ken     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
understanding; knowledge; a range of vision
tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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liable     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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bound or obliged in law or equity
fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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notify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
prevent from being seen or discovered
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pervert     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
solicit in love; court solicitously; invite with importunity; make love
annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
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profile     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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outline; a biographical sketch
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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queer     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful
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ridge     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
long, narrow upper section or crest; a chain of hills or mountains
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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scum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
major divided highway designed for high-speed travel, having few or no intersections
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
mentally irregular; ludicrous, foolish
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sticky     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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busy; energetic; vigorous
quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
not permanent; not lasting
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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weird     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
lacking depth or precision; fuzzy; light and airy; soft
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
relating to marriage; relating to husband
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