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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
aorta     Speak
 
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n.  
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
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bile     Speak
 
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the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
mean or miserly person; selfish person
yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper
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brawl     Speak
 
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n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
beginner; person new to a field or activity
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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compensate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make amends for; reimburse
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
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din     Speak
 
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n.  
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step; pace; significant progress
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
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expansion     Speak
 
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n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
title or degree of nobility
psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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foil     Speak
 
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v.  
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prevent from being successful
narrate or tell; count over again
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
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garret     Speak
 
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height; status; high level of respect
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
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illicit     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
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impotent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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kudos     Speak
 
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n.  
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honor; praise for exceptional achievement
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
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mast     Speak
 
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n.  
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extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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myriad     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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pamphlet     Speak
 
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n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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presto     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
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referee     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
a short entertainment on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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sanctum     Speak
 
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n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
core port; nucleus; heart; center
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
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splice     Speak
 
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v.  
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
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tassel     Speak
 
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n.  
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hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
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texture     Speak
 
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n.  
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articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; covering on a piece of furniture
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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