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GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
arson     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony
the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
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beam     Speak
 
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n.  
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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cider     Speak
 
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quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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con     Speak
 
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against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side
exhibiting by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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disastrous     Speak
 
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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
of or relating to non-military life
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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eddy     Speak
 
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a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person
act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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glimpse     Speak
 
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
public records; place where public records are kept
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grill     Speak
 
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question severely; torture or afflict
manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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impeccable     Speak
 
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
crushing, also, slashing; dashing; wonderful, very good or impressive
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labour     Speak
 
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n.  
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plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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marsh     Speak
 
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slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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notch     Speak
 
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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peak     Speak
 
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release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act of shutting; closing
extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
summit; apex; maximum; prime
barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
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plaintiff     Speak
 
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one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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razor     Speak
 
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a person who inherits some title or office
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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sanity     Speak
 
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n.  
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trees usually having narrow leaves
condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps; evil spirit
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sibling     Speak
 
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man's dress jacket, usually black with satin or grosgrain lapels, worn for formal or semiformal occasions
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
act of shutting; closing
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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stern     Speak
 
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stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
capable of destroying; lethal
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
capable of arousing and holding the attention
illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed
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toxic     Speak
 
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
effective; infallible; being proof against misuse or error
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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vulnerable     Speak
 
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
aloft; flying; in the air
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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