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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
assault     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
small waterfall; sudden downpour
a violent attack; an onslaught
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
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barge     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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clamp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
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concede     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
question severely; torture or afflict
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curt     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
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drove     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
a crowd of people in motion; a number of oxen, sheep
white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young
vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning
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ginger     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
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gutter     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
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identify     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
detect; find out; discover
raise; advance; push or shove upward
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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lease     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
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maze     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
a wild fancy; confused notion; confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty
an action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; maneuver; tactic or strategy
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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omen     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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fabulous animal with one horn
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
small waterfall; sudden downpour
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probe     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
explore with tools; investigate; search
put clothing on one's body
confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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reflect     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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salvation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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sling     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person
a weapon consisting of a looped strap in which stone is whirled; looped rope for supporting something
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substitute     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
exchange; put in the place of another
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
not permanent; not lasting
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vault     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
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