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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
clarity of outline; concise explanation
confederate; partner; collaborator
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behold     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
move suddenly and rapidly
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chimera     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having lion head, goat body, and dragon tail
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
element in a mixture or compound
outline; a biographical sketch
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cramped     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
abandoned or marooned; cut off or left behind
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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dodge     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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enlightened     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
having a bad disposition; having eccentric ways; odd; full of bends and turns; crooked
illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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fold     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
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gospel     Speak
 
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n.  
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meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
the doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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hold     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
take or seize by the way; cause to stop on the passage; obstruct or interrupt the progress of
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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intrude     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
plant or infix, for the purpose of growth; fix deeply; introduce
introduce; show someone to their seats
cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization
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lodge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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obsolete     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
unhappy or irritable, particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly
related in fable; devised; invented; not real
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persistent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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pitch     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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general name applied to various insects
action or manner of throwing something
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
state or federal prison for convicted felons
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refrain     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
breed; emerge from the egg
stop; bring to an end or halt
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
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sabotage     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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bring bad luck to; cast a spell on
stand under eaves, near a window or door, to listen to what is said within doors; listen secretly
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
destroy property or hinder normal operations
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snappy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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overwhelming; tempting; charming
not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
lively or energetic; rapid and without delay
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squat     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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tango     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
crown of a king; a wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, to be worn on the head like a crown
dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps
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vanquish     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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introduce; show someone to their seats
utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; moan with a childish noise; complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults
put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
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