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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
alley     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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hormone secreted by the isles
written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
place of refuge or shelter; protection
public records; place where public records are kept
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barrier     Speak
 
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n.  
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease
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celebrity     Speak
 
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n.  
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tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
activity or gift that benefits the public at large
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
a widely known person
the sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
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compelling     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
owning or mastering something; calm; collected; obsessed
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
suggesting or threatening evil
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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distinction     Speak
 
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n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
place in which to lie or rest, especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast; burying place
military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
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fabric     Speak
 
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n.  
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large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
a stupid person; a dolt; a person of subnormal intelligence
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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file     Speak
 
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v.  
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execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
line; proceed in one line
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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grill     Speak
 
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v.  
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
crush something into a flat shape
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
question severely; torture or afflict
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hypothetical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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based on assumptions; supposed
frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
not permanent; not lasting
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jeopardize     Speak
 
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v.  
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hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
endanger; imperil; put at risk
cause something to happen; set off
chew with force and noise; crush, grind or tread noisily
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marital     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
relating to marriage; relating to husband
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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monster     Speak
 
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n.  
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement
round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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opponent     Speak
 
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n.  
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contestant; someone who offers opposition
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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pierce     Speak
 
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v.  
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
penetrate; make a hole into
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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reassure     Speak
 
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v.  
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touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
line; proceed in one line
chew with force and noise; crush, grind or tread noisily
have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
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resent     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
bound or obliged in law or equity
endanger; imperil; put at risk
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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shack     Speak
 
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n.  
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screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
lack of knowledge or education
soul; mind; spirit or soul
act of proving; trial period
small, crudely built cabin
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stern     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable;
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
having a delirium; wandering in mind; insane; raving; wild
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terrace     Speak
 
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n.  
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pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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veal     Speak
 
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n.  
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
something made or done swiftly
flesh of a calf when killed and used for food
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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