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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
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blab     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
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brute     Speak
 
(3)
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not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
twisting or turning; spiral
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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conspicuous     Speak
 
(4)
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
of or pertaining to old age
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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detonate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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enigma     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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puzzle; difficult problem
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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extort     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
response to an inquiry or experiment
move or turn round rapidly; whirl round; move and turn rapidly with the fingers
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frivolous     Speak
 
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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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gusto     Speak
 
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n.  
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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impostor     Speak
 
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n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
someone who assumes a false identity
fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
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insurrection     Speak
 
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n.  
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actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
travel for discovery
one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
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longitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
an event that happens
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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muse     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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pecan     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
the time between one event, process; interval of time
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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puncture     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
measure the depth; come to understand
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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rescind     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
put out or expel from a place; discharge
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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sanctum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head
something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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solace     Speak
 
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n.  
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
push; driving force; an act of propelling
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
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surplus     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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like an ape or monkey
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
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turquoise     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
natural talent or aptitude
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
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