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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
arbitrator     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
inflammation of a joint or joints
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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blight     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
attract by arousing hope or desire
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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canine     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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culinary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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defect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
become worse; decline; fall
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
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drone     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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fledged     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
furnished with feathers; able to fly; equipped for flight; winged; developed; matured
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
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frivolous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
suitable for servant; having low nature
of or pertaining to temperament; excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
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heinous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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infiltrate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
help bring about; make less difficult
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
make amends for; reimburse
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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laceration     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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monthly payment; a part of a published serial
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
one who sues, petitions, or entreats; petitioner; applicant; a man who is courting a woman
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maverick     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
violent rotating windstorm
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muster     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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become worse; decline; fall
put out or expel from a place; discharge
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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platonic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
quantity; amount; a specified portion
cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
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regime     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a barrier that serves to enclose an area
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
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scorn     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
a great mass of falling snow and ice
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sprint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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run very rapidly; run at full speed.
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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suffocate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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trespass     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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cut away; trim; reduce
response to an inquiry or experiment
feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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