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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
ambush     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops
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bark     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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interference; interfering in some course of events
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
large room used mainly for dancing
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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canyon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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framework for holding objects
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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secretive, not openly shown
worthless; mean; despicable; depraved by sin; hateful
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
having fear; afraid, frightened
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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curt     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable;
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fag     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
work to exhaustion; toil; exhaust; weary
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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fold     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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stand under eaves, near a window or door, to listen to what is said within doors; listen secretly
arise; have or take origin or descent
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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gravity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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imperative     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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havoc; event that completely destroys something
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
concluding part; closing section
raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
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jinx     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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bring bad luck to; cast a spell on
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
cause something to happen; set off
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
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maneuver     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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segment; fragment; a small proportion of
plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate, coordinated movement; strategy
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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memorial     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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monument; short note or abstract, intended for a registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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patio     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
excessive dose, especially of a narcotic
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
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pose     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
rub hard; wash with rubbing
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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reconcile     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
rub hard; wash with rubbing
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
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resent     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
throw with great force; cast; toss
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
find or declare guilty
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shrink     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
become smaller or draw together; compress
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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split     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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break apart; cut; divide
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging
mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
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temptation     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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material in the surface of the earth
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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warfare     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies
a person who inherits some title or office
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
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