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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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blab     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
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canine     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
differing in some characteristics; various
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
of an entire group or class; general
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concoction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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disgruntled     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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eject     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
put out or expel from a place; discharge
cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into tiny pieces; cut or rend lengthwise; slit
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
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fig     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
a kind or category; band; ribbon
extremely attractive; entrancing; transporting
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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glare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
quantity; amount; a specified portion
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gulp     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
impose fine or tax; collect payment
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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inhuman     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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intermission     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
any part of an organ that seems to be separate from the rest, as one of the parts of the brain, lungs, or liver
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
act of suspending activity temporarily; interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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magnanimous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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oblivious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
differing in some characteristics; various
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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potent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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prompt     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
change in outward structure or looks; convert
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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replica     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
copy or reproduction of a work of art
act of making a sudden noisy break
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shuffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound; gather and retain in a reservoir, basin, or pond
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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stapler     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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testament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
something that relieves pain
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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tugboat     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
tending to cleanse or purge;  place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
a small, powerful boat designed for towing or pushing larger vessels
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