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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
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n.  
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title or degree of nobility
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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baton     Speak
 
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brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
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boycott     Speak
 
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hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
impose fine or tax; collect payment
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
refrain from buying or using
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cowardice     Speak
 
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n.  
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a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
handrail, especially on a staircase
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
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discrepancy     Speak
 
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n.  
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
lack of consistency; the difference
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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exert     Speak
 
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organize opposition to authority; make revolution
hash over again; prepare or use again; bring forth again in another form without significant alteration
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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falcon     Speak
 
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n.  
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government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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gnome     Speak
 
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n.  
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dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
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illegitimate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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high; outstanding; very great or intense
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
possessed at birth; inborn
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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impending     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
of or pertaining to old age
close in time; about to occur; approaching
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jolt     Speak
 
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n.  
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wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
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lint     Speak
 
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
height; status; high level of respect
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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nuptials     Speak
 
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bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
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persecution     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
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raisin     Speak
 
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n.  
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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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resuscitate     Speak
 
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v.  
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restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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siege     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of making a sudden noisy break
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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sliver     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into tiny pieces; cut or rend lengthwise; slit
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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tangible     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
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wag     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
import or export without paying customs duties
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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